Parameter: cruise_type

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 cruise_type
Short Description:
 cruise type
Official Name:
 cruise_type
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

cruise type is an indicator of the type of cruise; for example a process or survey cruise

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
cruise_type
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Five type of cruises in this study:
Normal cruise: Stations at 4m, 6m, 8m, 10m, 12m, and 14m depths where pump filtered water in 2m depth intervals from the surface to the bottom.
Event cruise: Stations sampled between 8m and 3m depths depending on location of warm temperature fronts. Pump filtered water at 0.15m, 0.75m, 2m, and 0.20 meters above bottom).
Swell cruise: Sampling during high wave conditions, at 8m depth, with pump filtering water in 2m depth intervals from the surface to the bottom.
Thermo cruise: Sampling at fixed station at 5m depth, with pump filtering water in 1m depth intervals from the surface to the bottom.
Diver cruise: Divers pushed nets through the water at the surface, mid-depth, and near-bottom at stations located in 2m, 4m, and 8m depths.