# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
1 | Sample ID | Sample ID | | Pesant, Stephane | registered at PANGAEA, Data Publisher for Earth and Environmental Science | TARA_barcode# |
2 | Sample ID | Sample ID | | Pesant, Stephane | registered at the BioSamples database | BioSamples accession number (SAMEA#) |
3 | Sample ID | Sample ID | | Pesant, Stephane | registered at the European Nucleotides Archive (ENA) | ENA sample accession number (ERS#) |
4 | Basis of event | Basis | | Pesant, Stephane | | |
5 | Campaign of event | Campaign | | Pesant, Stephane | | |
6 | Station label | Station | | Pesant, Stephane | registered at PANGAEA, Data Publisher for Earth and Environmental Science | TARA_station# |
7 | Method/Device of event | Method/Device | | Pesant, Stephane | | |
8 | Event label | Event | | Pesant, Stephane | | |
9 | Date/Time of event | Date/Time | | Pesant, Stephane | | |
10 | Latitude of event | Latitude | | Pesant, Stephane | | |
11 | Longitude of event | Longitude | | Pesant, Stephane | | |
12 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | [abbreviation], full name (ENVO:ID) from which this sample was collected |
13 | Depth, nominal | Depth nominal | | Pesant, Stephane | | from which this sample was collected |
14 | Depth, top/min | Depth top | m | Pesant, Stephane | | from which this sample was collected |
15 | Depth, bottom/max | Depth bot | m | Pesant, Stephane | | from which this sample was collected |
16 | Size fraction, lower threshold | Fraction lower | µm | Pesant, Stephane | described in Pesant et al. (2017) | used on board to prepare samples |
17 | Size fraction, upper threshold | Fraction upper | µm | Pesant, Stephane | described in Pesant et al. (2017) | used on board to prepare samples |
18 | Sample material | Samp mat | | Pesant, Stephane | | TARA_station#_environmental-feature_size-fraction |
19 | Sample method | Sample method | | Pesant, Stephane | described in Pesant et al. (2017) | short label describing the target analysis (BGC=biogeochemistry, IMG=imaging, SEQ=sequencing) and specifics of the methodology and sampling device (N=net, W=pump/bottles/bucket, CW=concentrated by tangential filtration) |
20 | Sample code/label | Sample label | | Pesant, Stephane | | TARA_event-datetime_station#_event-type_environmental-feature_(depth)_protocol-label_size-fraction_sample-barcode |
21 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | about the thickness of the layer that was sampled (e.g. discrete vs. vertical integration over a braod interval) |
22 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | about the pelagic zone (e.g. epipelagic, mesopelagic or bathypelagic zone) |
23 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | about the light environment (e.g. photic and/or aphotic zone) |
24 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | about the oxygen environment (i.e. proximity to an oxygen minimum zone) |
25 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | about the nutrient environment (i.e. proximity to a nutricline) |
26 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | about the aggregation of photosynthetic organisms in the environment (i.e. proximity to a peak in fluorescence) |
27 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | about vertical stratification in the environment (e.g. above or below the wind mixed layer depth) |
28 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | about connectivity with the benthic environment (i.e. proximity to the sea floor) |
29 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | about other information provided |
30 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | about the oxygen environment (i.e. presence of an oxygen minimum zone at the sampling location) |
31 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | about the nutrient environment (i.e. presence of a nutricline at the sampling location) |
32 | Environmental feature | Env feature | | Pesant, Stephane | terms registered at EnvO, the Environmental Ontology | about the aggregation of photosynthetic organisms in the environment (i.e. presence of a peak in fluorescence at the sampling location) |
33 | Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490 nm | Kd490 | 1/m | Chaffron, Samuel | calculated from AMODIS products | at the sampling location and date |
34 | 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 |
35 | 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 |
36 | Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490 nm | Kd490 | 1/m | Ardyna, Mathieu | Calculated from GlobColour products (Morel's algorithm) | at the sampling location for a period of 8 days around the sampling date |
37 | Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490 nm | Kd490 | 1/m | Ardyna, Mathieu | Calculated from GlobColour products (Lee's algorithm) | at the sampling location for a period of 8 days around the sampling date |
38 | Backscattering coefficient of particles, 470 nm | bbp470 | 1/m | Ardyna, Mathieu | Calculated from GlobColour products (GSM algorithm) | (443 nm) at the sampling location for a period of 8 days around the sampling date |
39 | Absorption coefficient, colored dissolved organic matter at given wavelength | acCDOM | 1/m | Ardyna, Mathieu | Calculated from GlobColour products (GSM algorithm) | (443 nm) at the sampling location for a period of 8 days around the sampling date |
40 | 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 |
41 | 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 |
42 | Depth of Secchi Disk | z(SD) | m | Pesant, Stephane | Measured in situ | |
43 | Depth of the euphotic zone | z(eu) | m | Ardyna, Mathieu | Calculated from GlobColour products (GSM algorithm) | at the sampling location for a period of 8 days around the sampling date |
44 | 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, zeu(1%) was calculated from z(SD) using equation 18 in Morel et al. (2007) and converted to zeu(0.415) using equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
45 | 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, zeu(1%) was converted to zeu(0.415) using equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010 |
46 | 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, zeu(1%) was converted to zeu(0.415) using equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010 |
47 | Mixed layer depth, upper | UMLD | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | based on sigma theta |
48 | Mixed layer depth, upper | UMLD | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | based on temperature |
49 | Depth of chlorophyll maximum | D chl m | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | |
50 | Depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency | Depth max Brunt Väisälä freq | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | |
51 | Depth of maximum oxygen concentration | Depth max O2 | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | |
52 | Depth of minimum oxygen concentration | Depth min O2 | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | |
53 | Depth of nitracline | Depth nitracline | m | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | |
54 | 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 |
55 | 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 (equation 9 in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
56 | 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 (equation 9' in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
57 | 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) |
58 | 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) |
59 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum chlorophyll fluorescence |
60 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency |
61 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum oxygen concentration |
62 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of minimum oxygen concentration |
63 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the nitracline |
64 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at a depth of 10 m, below the surface |
65 | 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 (equation 9 in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
66 | 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 (equation 9' in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
67 | 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) |
68 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on temperature) |
69 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum chlorophyll fluorescence |
70 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency |
71 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum oxygen concentration |
72 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of minimum oxygen concentration |
73 | Salinity | Sal | | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the nitracline |
74 | 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 |
75 | 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 (equation 9 in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
76 | 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 (equation 9' in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
77 | 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) |
78 | 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) |
79 | 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 |
80 | 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 |
81 | 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 |
82 | 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 |
83 | 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 |
84 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency, squared | N**2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at a depth of 10 m, below the surface |
85 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency, squared | N**2 | 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 (equation 9 in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
86 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency, squared | N**2 | 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 (equation 9' in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
87 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency, squared | N**2 | 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) |
88 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency, squared | N**2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the mixed layer (based on temperature) |
89 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency, squared | N**2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum chlorophyll fluorescence |
90 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency, squared | N**2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency |
91 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency, squared | N**2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum oxygen concentration |
92 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency, squared | N**2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of minimum oxygen concentration |
93 | Brunt-Väisälä frequency, squared | N**2 | 1/s2 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the nitracline |
94 | 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 |
95 | 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 (equation 9 in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
96 | 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 (equation 9' in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
97 | 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) |
98 | 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) |
99 | 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 |
100 | 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 |
101 | 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 |
102 | 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 |
103 | Chlorophyll a | Chl a | mg/m3 | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the nitracline |
104 | 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 |
105 | 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 (equation 9 in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
106 | 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 (equation 9' in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
107 | 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) |
108 | 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) |
109 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum chlorophyll fluorescence |
110 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency |
111 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum oxygen concentration |
112 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of minimum oxygen concentration |
113 | Oxygen | O2 | µmol/kg | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the nitracline |
114 | 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 |
115 | 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 (equation 9 in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
116 | 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 (equation 9' in Morel et al. 2007), values of 30-day average daily surface PAR from AMODIS products, and equations in Boss and Berhenfeld (2010) |
117 | 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) |
118 | 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) |
119 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum chlorophyll fluorescence |
120 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum Brunt Väisälä frequency |
121 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of maximum oxygen concentration |
122 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of minimum oxygen concentration |
123 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | µmol/l | Speich, Sabrina | calculated from in situ sensor data, calibrated using factory settings | at the depth of the nitracline |