1. Parameters
  2. pressure

Parameter: pressure

Id
PD2
Display Name
Seawater Pressure
Standard Name
sea_water_pressure
Unit
dbar
Fill Value
-9999999
Precision
Parameter Function
Data Product Identifier
PRESWAT_L1
Data Product Type
Science Data
Data Level
1
Parameter Function Map
Description

Seawater Pressure refers to the pressure exerted on a sensor in situ by the weight of the column of seawater above it. It is calculated by subtracting one standard atmosphere from the absolute pressure at the sensor to remove the weight of the atmosphere on top of the water column. The pressure at a sensor in situ provides a metric of the depth of that sensor.

Parameter Type
quantity
Value Encoding
float32