Dataset Information

title: Laser Optical Plankton Counter measurements from AUV mission 2014.108.02
institution: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
summary: These data have been processed from the original lopc.bin file produced by the LOPC instrument. The data in this file are to be considered as simple time series data only and are as close to the original data as possible. Further processing is required to turn the data into a time series of profiles.
keywords: plankton, particles, detritus, marine snow, particle counter
Conventions: CF-1.6
standard_name_vocabulary: CF-1.6
Unlimited_Dimension: time


Variables in this Dataset

bin: Array of 32 bit Reals [bin = 0..993]
units: microns
long_name: Equivalent Spherical Diameter
sepCountList: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5][bin = 0..993]
units: count
long_name: Single Element Particle counts by size class
mepCountList: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5][bin = 0..993]
units: count
long_name: Multiple Element Particle counts by size class
sepCountListSum: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
units: count
long_name: Sum of Single Element Particle counts
mepCountListSum: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
units: count
long_name: Sum of Multiple Element Particle counts
countList: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5][bin = 0..993]
units: count
long_name: Total Particle counts by size class
LCcount: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
units: count
long_name: Large Copepod count with aiCrit = 0.60, esdMinCrit = 1100, esdMaxCrit = 1700
transCount: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
units: count
long_name: Transparent particle count with ai < 0.40 with ai > 0.40
nonTransCount: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
units: count
long_name: Non-Transparent particle count
ai_mean: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
units:
long_name: Attenuation Index mean
ai_min: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
units:
long_name: Attenuation Index minimum
ai_max: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
units:
long_name: Attenuation Index maximum
ai_std: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
units:
long_name: Attenuation Index Standard Deviation
esd_mean: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
units: microns
long_name: Equivalent Spherical Diameter mean
esd_min: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
units: microns
long_name: Equivalent Spherical Diameter minimum
esd_max: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
units: microns
long_name: Equivalent Spherical Diameter
esd_std: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
units: microns
long_name: Equivalent Spherical Diameter Index Standard Deviation
countListSum: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units: count
long_name: Sum of Total Particle counts
snapshot: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units:
long_name: 1: snapshot in progress, 0: not in progress
threshold: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units: microns
long_name: lower limit on signal level detection
sampleCount: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units:
long_name: Number of sample
flowCount: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units:
long_name: Number of flow counts in .5 second period
flowTime: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units: seconds
long_name: Accumulated time for all counts
bufferStatus: Array of 16 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units:
long_name: 1: buffer overrun, 0: no overrun
laserLevel: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units:
long_name: Mean laser intensity
counter: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units:
long_name: Number of pulses detected on the counter input
counterPeriod: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units: seconds
long_name: Period of the pulses detected on the counter input
laserControl: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units:
long_name: Configured set value for the Laser Control Algorithm
countShortLFrameError: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units: count
long_name: Accumulated count of L frames that did not have the full 128 bins
countBeginLFrameWithoutEndOfPreviousFrame: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units: count
long_name: Accumulated count of L frames begun before an end of the previous frame
countBeginMFrameWithoutEndOfPreviousFrame: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units: count
long_name: Accumulated count of M frames begun before an end of the previous frame
countUnknownFrameCharacter: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units: count
long_name: Accumulated count of unknown frames
countGarbledLFrame: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..5]
units: count
long_name: Accumulated count of garbled L frames
flowSpeed: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
_FillValue: -9999.00000
units: m/s
missing_value: -9999.00000
long_name: Flow Speed
cFrameEsecs: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..5]
_FillValue: -9999.00000
units: epoch seconds
missing_value: -9999.00000
long_name: Epoch seconds from the main vehicle computer fed into the CTD port of the LOPC at 0.2 Hz