1. Parameters
2. sci_water_pressure_dbar

Parameter: sci_water_pressure_dbar

Id

PD3837

Display Name

Seawater Pressure

Standard Name

sea_water_pressure

Unit

dbar

Fill Value

Precision

Parameter Function

sci_water_pressure_dbar

Data Product Identifier

PRESWAT_L1

Data Product Type

Science Data

Data Level

1

Parameter Function Map

{"pr_bar": "PD1527"}

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

function

Value Encoding

float32

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