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Parameter: press_bar

Dataset: 
OC473 alongtrack
Parameter: 
barometric pressure
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 press_bar
Short Description:
 barometric pressure
Official Name:
 press_bar
No Data Value:
Description:
 

barometric pressure or atmospheric pressure. Not hydropressure.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
press_bar
Supplied Units: 
hPa
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Barometric pressure obtained from primary source (WXT520's). Values have been corrected for sensor height above sea level (.1185 hPa per meter, Oceanus = 14.5 m).
Name changed from 'BPR' during processing.