Parameter: mask

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: 
mask
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
NaN
Description: 

Mask (values 0 or 1) indicating the reliability of interpolated values. NaN values in the mask indicate times when there was a significant gap between profiles, and where the interpolation may be less reliable. For best data, one should focus on points when the mask value is equal to 1.