Parameter: Salinity_surface_psu

Dataset: 
Pseudo-nitzschia counts, nutrients and more
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: 
Salinity_surface_psu
Supplied Units: 
Practical Salinity Units (PSU)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
The surface seawater salinity as measured by the YSI instrument indicated; units are practical salinity units (psu). For the YSI ProDSS; salinity was calibrated with a purchased seawater standard from Xylem; Inc. at 50 mS/cm following manufacturer's protocols about every month that the instrument was in active use. Salinity calibration was reported to be steady and reliable for a few weeks. For the other YSI instruments: it was unknown what the calibration protocol was.