Parameter: sal

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: 
sal
Supplied Units: 
PSU
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Salinity in PSU. The Sea-Bird and YSI use S/m and uS respectively to measure conductivity and then from that measurement they are converted to PSU.