| Parameter | Description | Units |
| StationID | Cruise Station Id and CTD Cast # | text |
| date_local | local date | YYYYMMDD |
| lon | longitude, negative denotes West | decimal degrees |
| lat | latitude, negative denotes South | decimal degrees |
| time_local | local time
| HHMM |
| date_UTC | UTC Date | YYYYMMDD |
| time_UTC | UTC time | HHMM |
| Patch | Patch Location (In/Out) | text |
| depth | Collection Depth | meters |
| Mark | Data to be filtered indicator | integer |
| DAYM | Day of Month | decimal days |
| DAYE | Day of experiment | decimal days |
| DTN | Date/Time Number | decimal |
| Chloro_Total | Total Chl a | mg/m^3 |
| Chloro_gt_20u | Chl a (>20u filter fraction) | mg/m^3 |
| Chloro_20_5u | Chl a (20-5u filter fraction) | mg/m^3 |
| Chloro_5_2u | Chl a (5-2u filter fraction) | mg/m^3 |
| Chloro_20_2u | Chl a (20-2u filter fraction) | mg/m^3 |
| Phaeo_Total | Total Phaeopigments | mg/m^3 |
| Phaeo_gt_20u | Phaeopigments (>20u filter fraction) | mg/m^3 |
| Phaeo_20_5u | Phaeopigments (20-5u filter fraction) | mg/m^3 |
| Phaeo_5_2u | Phaeopigments (5-2u filter fraction) | mg/m^3 |
| Phaeo_2_0point2u | Phaeopigments (2-0.2u filter fraction) | mg/m^3 |
| Chloro_2_0point2u | Chl a (2-0.2u filter fraction) | mg/m^3 |