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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.
Ship speed through the water in knots, from the Furuno Speedlog. Originally named 'SPD'.