Parameter: water_velocity_east

Id
PD714
Display Name
Eastward Seawater Velocity
Standard Name
eastward_sea_water_velocity
Unit
mm s-1
Fill Value
-32768
Precision
Parameter Function
Data Product Identifier
VELPROF-VLE_L0
Data Product Type
Science Data
Data Level
0
Parameter Function Map
Description

A Velocity Profile includes water velocity (speed & direction) throughout the depth range of an ADCP sensor. This instance is the eastward seawater velocity component.

Parameter Type
array<quantity>
Value Encoding
int16