Parameter: event_description

Dataset: 
GT10 - Cruise Event Log
Parameter: 
event type
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 ev_type
Short Description:
 event type
Official Name:
 ev_type
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

an abbreviation code describing the sampling event type, e.g. CTD, TM, MULVFS, MOCNESS, trap

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
event_description
Supplied Units: 
text
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Code		Event descripton
nd		unknown/not entered
GT-C		GEOTRACES carousel
30-ODF		30L Niskin Rosette
GeoF		Geo's fish
RaPUW		Radium UW pump
MITv2		MIT-vane
UAFv		UAF-vane
KnoR		Knorr rosette
MastUp		NASA solar reference mast UP
MastDown	NASA solar reference mast DOWN
McL-Ros		McLane pump rosette
McL-Prof	McLane pump profile
Aeros		Aerosol sampler
AOP		Apparent Optical Properties cast
NASAsurf	NASA surface pump water sample
NEMO		NEMO Float Deployment
Ra/Th/Pig	Ra/Th/Pigment Niskin Cast