Parameter: SALNTY

Dataset: 
GP16 Dissolved Inorganic Carbon
Parameter: 
salinity
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sal
Short Description:
 salinity
Official Name:
 sal
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Salinity: The amount (mass or quantity of matter) of salt per amount (volume or mass) of a body of water.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
SALNTY
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Salinity; the PSS-78 value measured from the actual samples drawn from the niskin bottles themselves