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Parameter: q_flag

Parameter: 
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 q_flag
Short Description:
 quality flag
Official Name:
 q_flag
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

quality flag; based on a PI established code; identifies a problem/quality issue with sample(s) from a given water bottle or single observation

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

WOCE CTD format quality word containing an integer for each parameter which corresponds to the quailty of that measurement