| Parameter | Description | Units |
| date | Date UTC | YYYYMMDD |
| lat | latitude, negative denotes South | decimal degrees |
| lon | longitude, negative denotes West | decimal degrees |
| station | Station Id | text |
| time_start | Start time of station | HHMM |
| time_end | End time of station | HHMM |
| depth | Sample depth in meters | meters |
| Chaetoceros_concavicornis | Abundance of Chaetoceros_concavicornis | cells/ml |
| Chaetoceros_atlanticus | Abundance of Chaetoceros_atlanticus | cells/ml |
| Chaetoceros_debilis | Abundance of Chaetoceros_debilis | cells/ml |
| Pseudo-nitzschia_turgidula | Abundance of Pseudo-nitzschia_turgidula | cells/ml |
| Neodenticula_seminae | Abundance of Neodenticula_seminae | cells/ml |
| Rhizosolenia_unknown | Abundance of Rhizosolenia_unknown | cells/ml |
| Eucampia_groenlandica | Abundance of Eucampia_groenlandica | cells/ml |
| Leptocylindrus_minimus | Abundance of Leptocylindrus_minimus | cells/ml |
| Other_diatoms | Abundance of Other_diatoms | cells/ml |
| Total_diatoms | Abundance of Total_diatoms | cells/ml |
| Dinoflagellates | Abundance of Dinoflagellates
Estimated as (total – diatoms) | cells/ml |
| Total_cell_density | Total_cell_density | cells/ml |