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