Parameter: depth

Dataset: 
Juan de Fuca Ridge Flank SSU rRNA gene sequences
Parameter: 
depth
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 depth
Short Description:
 depth
Official Name:
 depth
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Observation/sample depth below the sea surface. Units often reported as: meters, feet.

When used in a JGOFS/GLOBEC dataset the depth is a best estimate; usually but not always calculated from pressure; calculated either from CTD pressure using Fofonoff and Millard (1982; UNESCO Tech Paper #44) algorithm adjusted for 1980 equation of state for seawater (EOS80) or simply equivalent to nominal depth as recorded during sampling if CTD pressure was unavailable.

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

Depth of sample. Sea-water sample depths are reported as positive values. For sediment and borehole samples, elevation was set equal to the depth of the seafloor (all values negative) and depths into the seafloor are reported as positive values.

Dataset parameter types [rank]
Primary depth variable