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Title: 2nd csv file
Short Name: 2nd csv file
Status: In Work
Abstract:

Yellowfin sole adults

Notes:

Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 7215, 10-07-2015 10:50

Entity Information

Description:

Yellowfin sole adults

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
File_Type Unknown Designates the AFSC division that collected the samples. Note the REFM division is now the FMA (Observer Program).
100
Date_Collected NUMBER month day year.
100
Year NUMBER Year collected.
100
Date_Released Unknown Date the production age estimates were finished (given to Stock Assessment staff).
100
Vessel_Code Unknown RACE vessel code if numeric, or REFM vessel code if alpha.
100
Cruise_Number NUMBER Cruise number.
100
Area Unknown Statistical areas in GOA or EBS of catch location.
100
Species_code NUMBER Northern rockfish=303 or yellowfin sole=140.
100
Specimen_ID NUMBER Collection number for each specimen. NOTE- Specimen numbers are within cruise, so there can be multiple repeats in sheet.
100
Reader Unknown Code for individual staff member that did the production age estimates.
100
Final_Age NUMBER production age estimates, from growth zone counts.
100
Comment Unknown codes by reader at time of Production ageing. A=Collector error, B=Broken (damaged) otolith,C=Comments on age form,D=Difficult,E=Edge,F=Faint annulus,G=Growth pattern,H=Break and burn problems, I=Chalky otolith, J=Checky, K=Crystallized, L=Unable to age, M=More than 2 otoliths in vial, N=Slow growing fish, O=Fast growing fish, P=Otolith too small for length, Q=Otolith too large for length, S=Thin-sectioned specimen, T=Image taken of otolith,X=Picture perfect otolith pattern
100
Read_Code_Final_age Unknown Final_Age
100
Birth_year_from_final_age NUMBER Year collected ? Final_age
100
AGE_confirmation_by_reader_A NUMBER Post production ageing, new age estimates from growth zone counts done specifically for 14C study.
100
Read_codes_for_confirmation_age Unknown codes 1 = Good age, high degree of confidence. 2 = Ok age, slight confidence, some easy choices to make on interpretation. 3 = Difficult age, very little confidence, numerous difficult choices to make on interpretation Fraction used is half way between tabled whole unit values.
100
Condition_codes Unknown codes: 1 = Otolith condition allowed ageing with out problems. 2 = Otolith condition allowed ageing with y slight problems. 3 = Otolith condition allowed ageing with excessive problems, or not at all. If used, a fractional value is half way between tabled whole unit values.
100
Birth_Year_based_on_confirmation_age NUMBER Year collected ? AGE (confirmation by reader A or L).
100
Birth_year_for_plot Unknown Birth year used for 14C study calculations. This is the same as column R on samples that were chosen for the 14C study.
100
Receipt_number Unknown Sample assigned by WHOI, NOSAMS for mass spectrometry when measuring the 14C. See: http://www.whoi.edu/nosams/
100
Date_Reported Unknown Date the 14C measurements results were reported to AFSC from WHOI, NOSAMS
100
Kind Unknown Material chemical form. Determines type of analysis methods used at WHOI, NOSAMS.
100
Type Unknown Type of biological structure. Determines type of analysis methods used at WHOI, NOSAMS.
100
Submitter_Identification Unknown AFSC specimen ID used at WHOI, NOSAMS., Same as column I
100
Description Unknown Text description of sample material used at WHOI, NOSAMS.
100
Process Unknown Chemical analysis process used at WHOI, NOSAMS. HY is acid hydrolysis.
100
NOSAMS_Accession_number Unknown Number assigned by NASAMS for international tracking of 14C measurements.
100
d13C Unknown Measurement of d13C made at NASAMS. Needed for analysis of 14C and radiocarbon age, to correct for isotopic fractionation.
100
d13C_Source Unknown Source of d13 measurements; N MEASURED means measured by WHOI, NOSAMS.
100
Small Unknown If blank, small sample mass methods were not applied by WHOI, NOSAMS. If yes, small sample mass methods were applied by WHOI, NOSAMS.
100
F_Modern Unknown Fraction Modern (Fm) is a measurement of the deviation of the 14C/12C ratio of a sample from Modern.
100
Fm_Error Unknown Error in Fm of one sigma.
100
Age Unknown Radiocarbon age is calculated from the d13C-corrected Fraction Modern according to the following formula: Age = -8033 ln (Fm). >
100
Age_Error Unknown Is 8033 times the relative error in the Fm. > Modern is defined as 95% of the 14C activity for AD 1950, as defined by the oxalic acid standard, sample activities can be substantially greater than Modern.
100
Delta14C Unknown Defined as equation in docx file, Where lamda is 1/(true mean-life) of radiocarbon = 1/8267 = 0.00012097, and Yc is year of collection. In this case Yc is the same as Birth year in the following column, AJ.
100
BIRTH_YEAR Unknown Same as column S. Used in the above calculation.
100
Sample_Weight_mg Unknown Weight of otolith sample material supplied by AFSC, Age and Growth Program to WHOI, NOSAMS.
100
Delta14C_my_calculations Unknown Recalculation by Craig Kastelle at AFSC, to check for errors.
100
Delta14C_ERROR_my_calculations Unknown One sigma error in Delta14C (Delta14C in previous columns)
100
D14_95_CI Unknown The 95% confidence interval in the Delta14C value, calculated from the one sigma error.

Attribute Details

File_Type

CC ID: 229743
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Designates the AFSC division that collected the samples. Note the REFM division is now the FMA (Observer Program).

Date_Collected

CC ID: 229744
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

month day year.

Allowed Values: 32301.41667 - 33437.5

Year

CC ID: 229745
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year collected.

Allowed Values: 1988 - 1991

Date_Released

CC ID: 229746
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date the production age estimates were finished (given to Stock Assessment staff).

Vessel_Code

CC ID: 229747
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

RACE vessel code if numeric, or REFM vessel code if alpha.

Cruise_Number

CC ID: 229748
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Cruise number.

Allowed Values: 403 - 199101

Area

CC ID: 229749
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Statistical areas in GOA or EBS of catch location.

Species_code

CC ID: 229750
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Northern rockfish=303 or yellowfin sole=140.

Allowed Values: 140 - 10210

Specimen_ID

CC ID: 229751
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Collection number for each specimen. NOTE- Specimen numbers are within cruise, so there can be multiple repeats in sheet.

Allowed Values: 7 - 498

Reader

CC ID: 229752
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Code for individual staff member that did the production age estimates.

Final_Age

CC ID: 229753
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

production age estimates, from growth zone counts.

Allowed Values: 13 - 33

Comment

CC ID: 229754
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

codes by reader at time of Production ageing. A=Collector error, B=Broken (damaged) otolith,C=Comments on age form,D=Difficult,E=Edge,F=Faint annulus,G=Growth pattern,H=Break and burn problems, I=Chalky otolith, J=Checky, K=Crystallized, L=Unable to age, M=More than 2 otoliths in vial, N=Slow growing fish, O=Fast growing fish, P=Otolith too small for length, Q=Otolith too large for length, S=Thin-sectioned specimen, T=Image taken of otolith,X=Picture perfect otolith pattern

Read_Code_Final_age

CC ID: 229755
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Final_Age

Birth_year_from_final_age

CC ID: 229756
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year collected ? Final_age

Allowed Values: 1957 - 1975

AGE_confirmation_by_reader_A

CC ID: 229757
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Post production ageing, new age estimates from growth zone counts done specifically for 14C study.

Allowed Values: -1 - 33

Read_codes_for_confirmation_age

CC ID: 229758
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

codes 1 = Good age, high degree of confidence. 2 = Ok age, slight confidence, some easy choices to make on interpretation. 3 = Difficult age, very little confidence, numerous difficult choices to make on interpretation Fraction used is half way between tabled whole unit values.

Condition_codes

CC ID: 229759
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

codes: 1 = Otolith condition allowed ageing with out problems. 2 = Otolith condition allowed ageing with y slight problems. 3 = Otolith condition allowed ageing with excessive problems, or not at all. If used, a fractional value is half way between tabled whole unit values.

Birth_Year_based_on_confirmation_age

CC ID: 229760
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year collected ? AGE (confirmation by reader A or L).

Allowed Values: 1958 - 1989

Birth_year_for_plot

CC ID: 229761
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Birth year used for 14C study calculations. This is the same as column R on samples that were chosen for the 14C study.

Receipt_number

CC ID: 229762
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sample assigned by WHOI, NOSAMS for mass spectrometry when measuring the 14C. See: http://www.whoi.edu/nosams/

Date_Reported

CC ID: 229763
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date the 14C measurements results were reported to AFSC from WHOI, NOSAMS

Kind

CC ID: 229764
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Material chemical form. Determines type of analysis methods used at WHOI, NOSAMS.

Type

CC ID: 229765
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Type of biological structure. Determines type of analysis methods used at WHOI, NOSAMS.

Submitter_Identification

CC ID: 229766
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

AFSC specimen ID used at WHOI, NOSAMS., Same as column I

Description

CC ID: 229767
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Text description of sample material used at WHOI, NOSAMS.

Process

CC ID: 229768
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Chemical analysis process used at WHOI, NOSAMS. HY is acid hydrolysis.

NOSAMS_Accession_number

CC ID: 229769
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number assigned by NASAMS for international tracking of 14C measurements.

d13C

CC ID: 229770
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Measurement of d13C made at NASAMS. Needed for analysis of 14C and radiocarbon age, to correct for isotopic fractionation.

d13C_Source

CC ID: 229771
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Source of d13 measurements; N MEASURED means measured by WHOI, NOSAMS.

Small

CC ID: 229772
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If blank, small sample mass methods were not applied by WHOI, NOSAMS. If yes, small sample mass methods were applied by WHOI, NOSAMS.

F_Modern

CC ID: 229773
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Fraction Modern (Fm) is a measurement of the deviation of the 14C/12C ratio of a sample from Modern.

Fm_Error

CC ID: 229774
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Error in Fm of one sigma.

Age

CC ID: 229775
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Radiocarbon age is calculated from the d13C-corrected Fraction Modern according to the following formula: Age = -8033 ln (Fm). >

Age_Error

CC ID: 229776
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Is 8033 times the relative error in the Fm. > Modern is defined as 95% of the 14C activity for AD 1950, as defined by the oxalic acid standard, sample activities can be substantially greater than Modern.

Delta14C

CC ID: 229777
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Defined as equation in docx file, Where lamda is 1/(true mean-life) of radiocarbon = 1/8267 = 0.00012097, and Yc is year of collection. In this case Yc is the same as Birth year in the following column, AJ.

BIRTH_YEAR

CC ID: 229778
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Same as column S. Used in the above calculation.

Sample_Weight_mg

CC ID: 229779
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Weight of otolith sample material supplied by AFSC, Age and Growth Program to WHOI, NOSAMS.

Delta14C_my_calculations

CC ID: 229780
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Recalculation by Craig Kastelle at AFSC, to check for errors.

Delta14C_ERROR_my_calculations

CC ID: 229781
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

One sigma error in Delta14C (Delta14C in previous columns)

D14_95_CI

CC ID: 229782
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The 95% confidence interval in the Delta14C value, calculated from the one sigma error.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 27733
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27733
Metadata Record Created By: Angie Greig
Metadata Record Created: 2015-10-07 10:50+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2016-04-28
Owner Org: AFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2016-04-28
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2017-04-28