Parameter: Type

Parameter: 
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sample_type
Short Description:
 sample type
Official Name:
 sample_type
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

text description of type of sample collected (rock, bio, fluid, etc)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Type
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
four types of sampling: CTD, EXP, NX, UW. CTD = discrete Niskin bottle samples from CTD cast; EXP = Carboy Experiment sampling; NX = Niskin X cast using trace metal-clean Niskin X bottles hung from Kevlar cable; UW = surface underway sample taken from ship's non-toxic seawater line.