Parameter: TC_f

Dataset: 
NBST flux measurements
Parameter: 
total organic Carbon
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 TOC
Short Description:
 total organic Carbon
Official Name:
 TOC
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

total organic Carbon

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
TC_f
Supplied Units: 
milligrams of carbon per square meter per day
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Total carbon flux of the sinking fraction operationally defined as particles <350 um. The carbon measured in all process blanks from the five cruises was averaged to determine the mean process blank in sediment trap tubes for the field program (0.11 +/-0.2 mg C). This mean process blank was subtracted from the total carbon measured in each trap sample, and the result was divided by the trap collection area (0.0113 m^2) and the deployment length to yield flux. Reported fluxes are the mean of measurements from 2 or 3 tubes.