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Parameter: DON

Dataset: 
orgCN
Parameter: 
Dissolved Organic Nitrogen
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 DON
Short Description:
 Dissolved Organic Nitrogen
Official Name:
 Dissolved Organic Nitrogen
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Dissolved Organic Nitrogen is the concentration of total organic dissolved nitrogen per unit volume of the water column

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

Dissolved organic Nitrogen (micromolar). DON was determined by subtracting PON and DIN (NH4, NO3-, and NO2-) values from TN values. Individual data points were deleted if the coefficient of variation remained greater than 15% after removing data points greater than one sd from the mean. Various points were deleted if the sample value was determined to be below the detection limit. If PON data were missing, DON values were left in if they met the following criteria:
sample depth was > 50m and surrounding values were less than or equal to 10% of the DON values. Other DON data were deleted if values were abnormally high or low according to the depth profile or expected ranges.