| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
| 1 | Sample ID | Sample ID | | Pesant, Stephane | | TARA_barcode# |
| 2 | Campaign of event | Campaign | | Pesant, Stephane | | TARA_event-datetime_station#_event-type |
| 3 | Station label | Station | | Pesant, Stephane | | TARA_station# |
| 4 | Event label | Event | | Pesant, Stephane | | TARA_event-datetime_station#_event-type |
| 5 | Date/Time of event | Date/Time | | Pesant, Stephane | | TARA_event-datetime_station#_event-type |
| 6 | Latitude of event | Latitude | | Pesant, Stephane | | TARA_event-datetime_station#_event-type |
| 7 | Longitude of event | Longitude | | Pesant, Stephane | | TARA_event-datetime_station#_event-type |
| 8 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | Terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | [abbreviation] description (ENVO:ID) |
| 9 | Depth, nominal | Depth nominal | | Pesant, Stephane | | of the environmental feature |
| 10 | Sample method | Sample method | | Pesant, Stephane | | protocol-label_size-fraction |
| 11 | File name | File name | | Guidi, Lionel | | from which in situ sensor data were obtained to describe the environmental feature |
| 12 | Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490 nm | Kd490 | 1/m | Chaffron, Samuel | calculated from AMODIS products | at the sampling location and date |
| 13 | Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490 nm | Kd490 | 1/m | Chaffron, Samuel | calculated from AMODIS products | at the sampling location for a period of 8 days around the sampling date |
| 14 | Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490 nm | Kd490 | 1/m | Chaffron, Samuel | calculated from AMODIS products | at the sampling location for a period of 30 days around the sampling date |
| 15 | Diffuse attenuation coefficient of PAR | Kd(PAR) | 1/m | Chaffron, Samuel | calculated from 30-day avg. Kd490 (AMODIS) using eq. 9 in Morel et al. (2007) | Kd(PAR)1 is calculated for a layer, which thickness is equal to [Kd(490)]?1 |
| 16 | Diffuse attenuation coefficient of PAR | Kd(PAR) | 1/m | Chaffron, Samuel | calculated from 30-day avg. Kd490 (AMODIS) using eq. 9' in Morel et al. (2007) | Kd(PAR)2 is calculated for a layer, which thickness is equal to 2*[Kd(490)]?1 |
| 17 | Depth of Secchi Disk | z(SD) | m | Pesant, Stephane | | |
| 18 | Depth of the euphotic zone | z(eu) | m | Pesant, Stephane | calculated from z(Secchi Disk) and 30-day average daily PAR (AMODIS) | zeu(0.415) is the depth of the 0.415 mol quanta m^-2 day^-1 light level |
| 19 | Depth of the euphotic zone | z(eu) | m | Chaffron, Samuel | calculated from Kd(PAR)1 and 30-day avg. daily surface PAR (AMODIS) | zeu(0.415) is the depth of the 0.415 mol quanta m^-2 day^-1 light level |
| 20 | Depth of the euphotic zone | z(eu) | m | Chaffron, Samuel | calculated from Kd(PAR)2 and 30-day avg. daily surface PAR (AMODIS) | zeu(0.415) is the depth of the 0.415 mol quanta m^-2 day^-1 light level |
| 21 | Mixed layer depth, upper | UMLD | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | based on sigma theta |
| 22 | Mixed layer depth, upper | UMLD | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | based on temperature |
| 23 | Depth of chlorophyll maximum | D chl m | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | |
| 24 | Depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency | Depth max Brunt Väisälä freq | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | |
| 25 | Depth of maximum oxygen concentration | Depth max O2 | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | |
| 26 | Depth of minimum oxygen concentration | Depth min O2 | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | |
| 27 | Depth of nitracline | Depth nitracline | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | |
| 28 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at a depth of 10 m, below the surface |
| 29 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)1, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 30 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)2, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 31 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on sigma theta) |
| 32 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on temperature) |
| 33 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum chlorophyll fluorescence |
| 34 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency |
| 35 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum oxygen concentration |
| 36 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of minimum oxygen concentration |
| 37 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the nitracline |
| 38 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at a depth of 10 m, below the surface |
| 39 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)1, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 40 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)2, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 41 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on sigma theta) |
| 42 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on temperature) |
| 43 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum chlorophyll fluorescence |
| 44 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency |
| 45 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum oxygen concentration |
| 46 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of minimum oxygen concentration |
| 47 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the nitracline |
| 48 | Density, sigma-theta (0) | Sigma-theta | kg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at a depth of 10 m, below the surface |
| 49 | Density, sigma-theta (0) | Sigma-theta | kg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)1, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 50 | Density, sigma-theta (0) | Sigma-theta | kg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)2, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 51 | Density, sigma-theta (0) | Sigma-theta | kg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on sigma theta) |
| 52 | Density, sigma-theta (0) | Sigma-theta | kg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on temperature) |
| 53 | Density, sigma-theta (0) | Sigma-theta | kg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum chlorophyll fluorescence |
| 54 | Density, sigma-theta (0) | Sigma-theta | kg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency |
| 55 | Density, sigma-theta (0) | Sigma-theta | kg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum oxygen concentration |
| 56 | Density, sigma-theta (0) | Sigma-theta | kg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of minimum oxygen concentration |
| 57 | Density, sigma-theta (0) | Sigma-theta | kg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the nitracline |
| 58 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency | N2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at a depth of 10 m, below the surface |
| 59 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency | N2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)1, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 60 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency | N2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)2, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 61 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency | N2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on sigma theta) |
| 62 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency | N2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on temperature) |
| 63 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency | N2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum chlorophyll fluorescence |
| 64 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency | N2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency |
| 65 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency | N2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum oxygen concentration |
| 66 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency | N2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of minimum oxygen concentration |
| 67 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency | N2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the nitracline |
| 68 | Chlorophyll a | Chl a | mg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at a depth of 10 m, below the surface |
| 69 | Chlorophyll a | Chl a | mg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)1, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 70 | Chlorophyll a | Chl a | mg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)2, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 71 | Chlorophyll a | Chl a | mg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on sigma theta) |
| 72 | Chlorophyll a | Chl a | mg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on temperature) |
| 73 | Chlorophyll a | Chl a | mg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum chlorophyll fluorescence |
| 74 | Chlorophyll a | Chl a | mg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency |
| 75 | Chlorophyll a | Chl a | mg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum oxygen concentration |
| 76 | Chlorophyll a | Chl a | mg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of minimum oxygen concentration |
| 77 | Chlorophyll a | Chl a | mg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the nitracline |
| 78 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at a depth of 10 m, below the surface |
| 79 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)1, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 80 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)2, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 81 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on sigma theta) |
| 82 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on temperature) |
| 83 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum chlorophyll fluorescence |
| 84 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency |
| 85 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum oxygen concentration |
| 86 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of minimum oxygen concentration |
| 87 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the nitracline |
| 88 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at a depth of 10 m, below the surface |
| 89 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)1, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 90 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the base of the euphotic zone (zeu(0.415)), calculated from Kd(PAR)2, values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
| 91 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on sigma theta) |
| 92 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on temperature) |
| 93 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum chlorophyll fluorescence |
| 94 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency |
| 95 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum oxygen concentration |
| 96 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of minimum oxygen concentration |
| 97 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the nitracline |