Table 1
List of the variables and units for the surface sampling and vertical station data obtained during the US-USSR Weddell Polynya Expedition (WEPOLEX-81).
WEPOLEX-81 started on October 9, 1981 and ended on November 25, 1981. Data are from surface samples collected along the cruise tract and from twenty-four vertical stations.
| Variable (variable names) | Units or codes |
|---|---|
| Surface samples | |
| Date (MONTH and DAY) | Month and day |
| Time (TIME) | Local time |
| Location (LATDEG, LATMIN, LATDIR, LONGDEG, LONMIN, and LONDIR) | Latitude and longitude (Degrees and minutes) |
| Salinity (calculated) (SALIN) | |
| Water temperature (TEMP) | °C |
| pH (PH) | pH at 25°C |
| Normalized surface total Alkalinity (TOTALK) | ueg/1 (obtained from Potentiometric titration on SOMOV) |
| Normalized surface total Alkalinity (TA) | ueg/1 (obtained from single-point titration on SOMOV) |
| Vertical stations (24 stations) | |
| Stations number | 2-37 |
| Starting location | Latitude and longitude (Degrees, min., and sec) |
| Ending location | Latitude and longitude (Degrees, min., and sec) |
| Starting time | Local time |
| Ending time | Local time |
| Date | Year, month, and day |
| Sample depth (DEPTH) | meters |
| Salinity (calculated) (SALNTY) | |
| pH (PHH) | pH at 25°C |
| Total Alkalinity (TALK) | µeq/1 |
| Calcium (NCA) | µmol/kg |
