Parameter: Flag

Parameter: 
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 q_flag
Short Description:
 quality flag
Official Name:
 q_flag
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

quality flag; based on a PI established code; identifies a problem/quality issue with sample(s) from a given water bottle or single observation

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Flag
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Ocean Data View (ODV) quality flag. The standard Ocean Data View qualifying flags were used (reference all flags at https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/codes_and_formats/odv_format/ or refer to metadata for code definitions).