| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method | Comment |
| 1 | LATITUDE  | Latitude | | | | Geocode |
| 2 | LONGITUDE  | Longitude | | | | Geocode |
| 3 | Event label | Event | | | | Metadata |
| 4 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | | | Metadata |
| 5 | DEPTH, sediment  | Depth | m | | | Geocode |
| 6 | Depth, top/min  | Depth top | m | Niebler, Hans-Stefan  | | |
| 7 | Depth, bottom/max  | Depth bot | m | Niebler, Hans-Stefan  | | |
| 8 | Sea surface temperature, Jan-Mar  | SST (1-3) | °C | Niebler, Hans-Stefan  | Transfer function F271-24-5 (Niebler et al., 1999, in Fischer & Wefer, Springer)  | |
| 9 | Sea surface temperature, Jul-Sep  | SST (7-9) | °C | Niebler, Hans-Stefan  | Transfer function F271-24-5 (Niebler et al., 1999, in Fischer & Wefer, Springer)  | |
| 10 | Sea surface temperature, annual mean  | SST (1-12) | °C | Niebler, Hans-Stefan  | Transfer function F271-24-5 (Niebler et al., 1999, in Fischer & Wefer, Springer)  | |