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Parameter: speed

Dataset: 
underway
Parameter: 
forward speed rel water
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 speed_f_w
Short Description:
 forward speed rel water
Official Name:
 speed_f_w
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Speed through the water (STW).  The forward speed with respect to water. Units various, commonly reported in distance per time. e.g meters per second (m/s) or knots.

When used in JGOFS/GLOBEC projects the units are m/s for speed_f_w.

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

Ship's speed in knots