Table 5 Parameters included in acoustic backscatter data file.

From: Active and passive organic carbon fluxes during a bloom in the Southern Ocean (South Georgia)

Parameter

Column header

Unit

Event

Event

NA

DateTimeStart

Date/Time

YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss

DateTimeEnd

Date/Time 2

YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss

Latitude

Latitude

degrees North

Longitude

Longitude

degrees East

Site

Site

N/A

Frequency

Frequency [kHz]

kHz

Day/night

Time of day

‘d’ or ‘n’

Depth

Depth water [m]

metres

Backscatter

Backsc [dB]

decibels