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Parameter: QUALT1

Dataset: 
HOT CTD Profiles
Parameter: 
quality code
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 q_code
Short Description:
 quality code
Official Name:
 Q_code
No Data Value:
Description:
 

quality code; based on a coding system established by data originator; places a confidence level on each sample

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
QUALT1
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Quality (defined by investigator); The quality word is the left-to-right concatenation of required quality bytes for the variables measured. They are defined as follows:
1 = Not calibrated with water samples;
2 = Acceptable measurement;
3 = Questionable measurement;
4 = Bad measurement;
5 = Not reported;
6 = Interpolated value;
7 = Not assigned for CTD data;
8 = Not assigned for CTD data;
9 = Not sampled