Parameter: water_mass

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 site_descrip
Short Description:
 site description
Official Name:
 site_descrip
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Description or characteristics of a sampling site

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
water_mass
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
NaN
Description: 
Water mass for each sample identified using potential temperature and salinity data. 1 = LSW (Labrador Sea Water); 2 = IC (Irminger Current); 3 = ISW (Icelandic Slope Water); 4 = NEADW (NorthEast Atlantic Deep Water); 5 = DSOW (Denmark Strait Overflow Water); 6 = transitional water masses.