Parameter: inst

Dataset: 
sonobuoy_whale
Parameter: 
instrument
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 instrument
Short Description:
 instrument
Official Name:
 instrument
No Data Value:
Description:
 

instrument used to collect or process data, definition is specific to the data set in which it appears

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
inst
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

instrument, sonobuoy type:
53B denotes DIFAR (directional fixing and ranging) sonobuoy, having a
frequency range of 10 Hz to 2.5 kHz.
57B denotes an omnidirectional sonobuoy with a frequency range up to 40 kHz.