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Parameter: COARSESILTFraction

Dataset: 
Sediment Properties
Parameter: 
silt size fraction Wentworth scale
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 silt
Short Description:
 silt size fraction Wentworth scale
Official Name:
 silt
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Silt in the sediment; Proportion of particles in a sediment sample that are in the Wentworth silt size fraction--size between 4 and 63 microns (um)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
COARSESILTFraction
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
sample fraction consisting of coarse silt-sized particles