Parameter: depth

Dataset: 
seal_diving_depth
Parameter: 
depth
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 depth
Short Description:
 depth
Official Name:
 depth
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Observation/sample depth below the sea surface. Units often reported as: meters, feet.

When used in a JGOFS/GLOBEC dataset the depth is a best estimate; usually but not always calculated from pressure; calculated either from CTD pressure using Fofonoff and Millard (1982; UNESCO Tech Paper #44) algorithm adjusted for 1980 equation of state for seawater (EOS80) or simply equivalent to nominal depth as recorded during sampling if CTD pressure was unavailable.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
depth
Supplied Units: 
meters
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Depth range, in meters.

10 = 0-10 m,

20 = 10-20 m,

50 = 20-50 m,

100 = 50-100 m,

150 = 100-150 m,

200 = 150-200 m,

250 = 200-250 m,

300 = 250-300 m,

350 = 300-350 m,

400 = 350-400 m,

500 = 400-500 m,

gt_500 = greater than 500 m.

Dataset parameter types [rank]
Primary depth variable