1. Parameters
2. m_water_cond

Parameter: m_water_cond

Id

PD1455

Display Name

Seawater Conductivity

Standard Name

Unit

S m-1

Fill Value

Precision

Parameter Function

Data Product Identifier

Data Product Type

Data Level

Parameter Function Map

Description

Seawater conductivity refers to the ability of seawater to conduct electricity. The presence of ions in the seawater, such as salt, increases the electrical conducting ability of seawater. As such, conductivity can be used as a proxy for determining the quantity of salt in a sample of seawater.

Parameter Type

quantity

Value Encoding

float32

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