Parameter: altimeter Deprecated

Use Instead: altitude

Short Description: altimeter
Short Name: altimeter
Official Name: altimeter
Units: meters

Description

This instrument provides data on the altitude of the net systems or CTD rosette above the bottom.

DatasetPI-Supplied DescriptionPI-Supplied Name
CTD data from R/V Atlantic Explorer cruise AE1409 in the Western Tropical North Atlantic in 2014 (P Processing by Tricho project)Altimeter. altimeter
CTD data from MOCNESS tows taken in the Antarctic in 2011 from ARSV Laurence M. Gould LMG1110 in the Southern Ocean from November to December 2011 (Salp_Antarctic project)The Altimeter provides data on the altitude of the net systems above the bottom when the net system is closer to the bottom than to the surface. altim
Bottle data from CTD casts conducted on R/V Endeavor cruise EN640 from June-July 2019Altimeter AltM
Bottle data from CTD casts conducted on R/V Endeavor cruise EN640 from June-July 2019Standard deviation of AltM AltM_SD
Binned profiles of CTD measurements from R/V Endeavor cruise EN640 from June-July 2019Altimeter AltM
CTD bottle data collected near the Axial Seamount on the Juan de Fuca Ridge on R/V Thomas G. Thompson TN327 in August 2015.Altitude reading in meters above seafloor. Alt_meters
CTD bottle data collected near the Axial Seamount on the Juan de Fuca Ridge on R/V Thomas G. Thompson TN327 in August 2015.Altimeter output in volts. Alt_V7
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