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Parameter: salinity

Parameter: 
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
Supplied Units: 
practical salinity units
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Not applicable = data is not relevant; Not collected = data not collected
Description: 
Salinity taken from the CastAway CTD