Parameter: corrected_echo_intensity_beam1

Id
PD2769
Display Name
Echo Intensity Beam 1
Standard Name
Unit
dB
Fill Value
-9999999
Precision
Parameter Function
adcp_backscatter
Data Product Identifier
ECHOINT-B1_L1
Data Product Type
Science Data
Data Level
1
Parameter Function Map

{"raw": "PD724", "sfactor": "CC_scale_factor1"}

Description

Echo intensity is the strength of the returned sound wave pulse transmitted by the ADCP. Echo intensity can be used as an indicator of the amount of sediment or organisms in the water column, as well as of the quality of a velocity measurement.

Parameter Type
function
Value Encoding
float32