Parameter: Day_vs_night_tow

Dataset: 
Sample Metadata for MOCNESS Tows
Parameter: 
time_of_day
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 time_of_day
Short Description:
 time_of_day
Official Name:
 time_of_day
No Data Value:
Description:
 

reference to day or night observations

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Day_vs_night_tow
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Time of day when a zooplankton sample was taken. "N" indicates night, and "D" indicates a daytime sample. "N short" and "D short" correspond to 2 abbreviated MOCNESS tows conducted to sample zooplankton for metatranscriptomics in the epipelagic and deep mesopelagic.