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  2. met_salsurf

Parameter: met_salsurf

Id
PD3077
Display Name
Sea Surface Practical Salinity
Standard Name
sea_water_practical_salinity
Unit
1
Fill Value
-9999999
Precision
Parameter Function
SALSURF_L2
Data Product Identifier
SALSURF_L2
Data Product Type
Science Data
Data Level
2
Parameter Function Map

{"tC_sea": "dpi_TEMPSRF_L1", "cond": "dpi_CONDSRF_L1", "ztmpwat": "CC_depth_of_conductivity_and_temperature_measurements_m"}

Description

Salinity is generally defined as the concentration of dissolved salt in a parcel of seawater. Practical Salinity is a more specific unitless quantity calculated from the conductivity of seawater and adjusted for temperature and pressure. It is approximately equivalent to Absolute Salinity (the mass fraction of dissolved salt in seawater) but they are not interchangeable.

Parameter Type
function
Value Encoding
float32