Parameter: forward speed rel water

Short Description:

forward speed rel water

Short Name:

speed_f_w

Official Name:

speed_f_w

Units:

various

Graphable:

Yes

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.

Datasets associated with this parameter

Dataset Name	Brief Description	Project	PI-Supplied Parameter Name
alongtrack	Data collected along the ship's track from cruise KN207-01	SargassoSeaLipids	speedlog
alongtrack	Data collected along the ship's track during cruise KN207-03 (NA-VICE).	NA-VICE	speedlog
UDAS	Underway Data Acquisition System (UDAS) data	Diatom Group Si Prod	STW
underway	Underway Determinations (Includes Fe data)	SEEDS I	speed

Programs associated with this parameter

U.S. GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics

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Parameter: forward speed rel water

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