parameter code
|
label
|
unit
|
cf standard name
|
ABCP
|
alpha and beta-carotenes
|
milligram/m3
|
|
ALKW
|
total alkalinity
|
micromole/kg
|
|
ALKY
|
total alkalinity
|
millimole/m3
|
sea_water_alkalinity_expressed_as_mole_equivalent
|
ALTS
|
altitude
|
meter
|
altitude
|
AMON
|
ammonium (nh4-n)
|
millimole/m3
|
mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_water
|
AMOW
|
ammonium (nh4-n)
|
micromole/kg
|
moles_of_ammonium_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water
|
ATMP
|
atmospheric pressure at altitude
|
hectopascal
|
air_pressure
|
ATMS
|
atmospheric pressure at sea level
|
hectopascal
|
air_pressure_at_sea_level
|
ATPT
|
atmospheric pressure hourly tendency
|
hectopascal/hour
|
tendency_of_air_pressure
|
AXAP
|
alloxanthin
|
milligram/m3
|
|
BACKSCATTERING
|
backscattering
|
m-1 sr-1
|
|
BBP532
|
particle backscattering at 532 nm
|
m-1
|
|
BBP700
|
particle backscattering at 700 nm
|
m-1
|
|
BCCW
|
number of bacteria cells in sea water
|
10+9/m3
|
|
BFUP
|
19'-butanoyloxyfucoxanthin
|
milligram/m3
|
|
CDOM
|
cdom
|
ppb
|
|
CH1P
|
chlorophyll-a (less divinyl chlorophyll-a)
|
milligram/m3
|
|
CH1T
|
total chlorophyll
|
microgram/kg
|
|
CH2P
|
chlorophyll-b (less divinyl chlorophyll-b)
|
milligram/m3
|
|
CHAD
|
divinyl chlorophyll-a
|
milligram/m3
|
|
CHAE
|
epimere chlorophyll-a
|
milligram/m3
|
|
CHBD
|
divinyl chlorophyll-b
|
milligram/m3
|
|
CHC3
|
chlorophyll-c3
|
milligram/m3
|
|
CHCZ
|
chlorophyll-c1+c2
|
milligram/m3
|
|
CHLB
|
total chlorophyll-b
|
milligram/m3
|
|
CHLC
|
total chlorophyll-c
|
milligram/m3
|
|
CHLT
|
total chlorophyll
|
milligram/m3
|
mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
|
CICW
|
number of ciliate cells in sea water
|
10+3/m3
|
|
CNDC
|
electrical conductivity
|
S/m
|
sea_water_electrical_conductivity
|
COPP
|
number of copepods in sea water
|
count/m3
|
|
CP660
|
particle beam attenuation at 660 nanometers
|
m-1
|
|
CPH2
|
chlorophyll-a >2 micrometers
|
milligram/m3
|
|
CPH4
|
chlorophyll-a >10 micrometers
|
milligram/m3
|
|
CPHL
|
total chlorophyll-a
|
milligram/m3
|
mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water
|
DAILY_RAIN
|
daily rainfall rate
|
millimeter/day
|
|
DEPH
|
depth
|
meter
|
depth
|
DEWT
|
dew point temperature
|
degree_Celsius
|
dew_point_temperature
|
DINW
|
number of dinophysis specimens in sea water
|
10+3/m3
|
|
DOWNWELLING_PAR
|
downwelling photosynthetic active radiation
|
micromol m-2 s-1
|
downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_sea_water
|
DOWN_IRRADIANCE380
|
downwelling irradiance at 380 nm
|
W m-2 nm-1
|
|
DOWN_IRRADIANCE412
|
downwelling irradiance at 412 nm
|
W m-2 nm-1
|
|
DOWN_IRRADIANCE490
|
downwelling irradiance at 490 nm
|
W m-2 nm-1
|
|
DOX1
|
dissolved oxygen
|
ml/l
|
volume_fraction_of_oxygen_in_sea_water
|
DOX2
|
dissolved oxygen
|
micromole/kg
|
moles_of_oxygen_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water
|
DOXY
|
dissolved oxygen
|
millimole/m3
|
mole_concentration_of_dissolved_molecular_oxygen_in_sea_water
|
DRYT
|
air temperature in dry bulb
|
degree_Celsius
|
air_temperature
|
DXAP
|
diadinoxanthin
|
milligram/m3
|
|
ESTUARY_CUR
|
estuary current speed
|
meter/second
|
|
EWCT
|
west-east current component
|
meter/second
|
eastward_sea_water_velocity
|
FCO2
|
co2 fugacity
|
microatmosphere
|
|
FLU2
|
fluorescence
|
milligram/m3
|
|
FLU3
|
fluorescence
|
FFU
|
|
FLUO
|
fluorescence
|
relative unit
|
|
FUCP
|
fucoxanthin
|
milligram/m3
|
|
GSPD
|
gust wind speed
|
meter/second
|
wind_speed_of_gust
|
GYRW
|
number of gyrodinium specimens in sea water
|
10+3/m3
|
|
HBAW
|
number of heterotrophic bacteria cells in sea water
|
10+6/m3
|
|
HCDT
|
current to direction relative true north
|
degree
|
direction_of_sea_water_velocity
|
HCSP
|
horizontal current speed
|
meter/second
|
sea_water_speed
|
HFUP
|
19'-hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin
|
milligram/m3
|
|
HOURLY_RAIN
|
hourly rainfall rate
|
millimeter/hour
|
rainfall_rate
|
LGH4
|
light irradiance surface par
|
micromole photon/(m2.s)
|
|
LINC
|
long-wave incoming radiation
|
watt/m2
|
|
MSBO
|
mesozooplankton ash-free dry weight
|
milligram/m3
|
|
MSZW
|
mesozooplankton dry weight
|
milligram/m3
|
|
NFCW
|
number of nanoflagellate cells in sea water
|
10+3/m3
|
|
NSCT
|
south-north current component
|
meter/second
|
northward_sea_water_velocity
|
NTAW
|
nitrate (no3-n)
|
micromole/kg
|
moles_of_nitrate_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water
|
NTIW
|
nitrite (no2-n)
|
micromole/kg
|
moles_of_nitrite_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water
|
NTRA
|
nitrate (no3-n)
|
millimole/m3
|
mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_water
|
NTRI
|
nitrite (no2-n)
|
millimole/m3
|
mole_concentration_of_nitrite_in_sea_water
|
NTRZ
|
nitrate + nitrite
|
millimole/m3
|
mole_concentration_of_nitrate_and_nitrite_in_sea_water
|
NTZW
|
nitrate + nitrite
|
micromole/kg
|
moles_of_nitrate_and_nitrite_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water
|
OSAT
|
oxygen saturation
|
%
|
fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water
|
PCEW
|
number of picoeukaryote cells in sea water
|
10+6/m3
|
|
PCO2
|
co2 partial pressure
|
microatmosphere
|
surface_partial_pressure_of_carbon_dioxide_in_sea_water
|
PERP
|
peridinin
|
milligram/m3
|
|
PETD
|
daily potential evapotranspiration
|
millimeter/day
|
|
PHE2
|
pheophytin >2 micrometers
|
milligram/m3
|
|
PHE4
|
pheophytin >10 micrometers
|
milligram/m3
|
|
PHEA
|
pheophytin-a
|
milligram/m3
|
|
PHEB
|
pheophytin-b
|
milligram/m3
|
|
PHEC
|
pheophytin-c
|
milligram/m3
|
|
PHOS
|
phosphate (po4-p)
|
millimole/m3
|
mole_concentration_of_phosphate_in_sea_water
|
PHOW
|
phosphate (po4-p)
|
micromole/kg
|
moles_of_phosphate_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water
|
PHPH
|
ph
|
none
|
sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale
|
PHTP
|
total pheophytin
|
milligram/m3
|
|
PHYC
|
phycocyanin
|
milligram/m3
|
|
POTENTIAL_TEMP
|
sea potential temperature
|
degree_Celsius
|
sea_water_potential_temperature
|
PRCW
|
number of prochlorococcus cells in sea water
|
10+6/m3
|
|
PRES
|
sea pressure
|
decibar
|
sea_water_pressure
|
PRRD
|
daily precipitation rate
|
millimeter/day
|
|
PRRT
|
hourly precipitation rate
|
millimeter/hour
|
lwe_precipitation_rate
|
PSAL
|
practical salinity
|
psu
|
sea_water_salinity
|
PXAP
|
prasinoxanthin
|
milligram/m3
|
|
RDIN
|
incident radiation
|
watt/m2
|
|
RELH
|
relative humidity
|
%
|
relative_humidity
|
RVFL
|
river flow rate
|
m3/second
|
water_volume_transport_into_sea_water_from_rivers
|
SCATTERING
|
scattering
|
m-1 sr-1
|
|
SECC
|
secchi disk depth
|
meter
|
secchi_depth_of_sea_water
|
SIGMA_THETA
|
sea sigma-theta
|
kg/m3
|
sea_water_sigma_theta
|
SLCA
|
silicate (sio4-si)
|
millimole/m3
|
mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water
|
SLCW
|
silicate (sio4-si)
|
micromole/kg
|
moles_of_silicate_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water
|
SLEV
|
observed sea level
|
meter
|
sea_surface_height_above_sea_level
|
SLVR
|
residual sea level (observed - predicted)
|
meter
|
sea_surface_height_correction_due_to_air_pressure_and_wind_at_high_frequency
|
SNCW
|
number of synechococcus cells in sea water
|
10+6/m3
|
|
SSAL
|
salinity (pre-1978 definition)
|
g/kg
|
|
SSJT
|
sea temperature from tsg
|
degree_Celsius
|
|
SVEL
|
sound velocity
|
meter/second
|
speed_of_sound_in_sea_water
|
SWDR
|
swell direction rel true n.
|
degree
|
|
SWHT
|
swell height
|
meter
|
|
SWPR
|
swell period
|
second
|
|
TEMP
|
sea temperature
|
degree_Celsius
|
sea_water_temperature
|
TEMP_CO2
|
sea temperature from carbon sensor
|
degree_Celsius
|
|
TEMP_DOXY
|
sea temperature from oxygen sensor
|
degree_Celsius
|
temperature_of_sensor_for_oxygen_in_sea_water
|
TPAW
|
dissolved adenosine triphosphate
|
milligram/m3
|
|
TPHP
|
total pheopigments
|
milligram/m3
|
|
TRANSMISSIVITY
|
transmissivity
|
per meter
|
|
TSMP
|
total suspended matter
|
gram/m3
|
mass_concentration_of_suspended_matter_in_sea_water
|
TUR2
|
light attenuation coefficient
|
m-1
|
|
TUR3
|
light transmission
|
%
|
|
TUR4
|
turbidity
|
ntu
|
sea_water_turbidity
|
TUR5
|
turbidity
|
relative unit
|
|
TUR6
|
turbidity
|
milliF.T.U Formaz Turb Unit
|
|
TXAP
|
diatoxanthin
|
milligram/m3
|
|
UDOX
|
dissolved oxygen (deprecated)
|
unknown
|
|
USAL
|
undefined salinity
|
unknown
|
|
VAVH
|
aver. height highest 1/3 wave
|
meter
|
|
VAVT
|
aver. period highest 1/3 wave
|
second
|
|
VCMX
|
max crest trough wave height
|
meter
|
|
VCSP
|
bottom-top current component
|
meter/second
|
upward_sea_water_velocity
|
VDIR
|
wave direction rel. true north
|
degree
|
sea_surface_wave_from_direction
|
VEPK
|
wave spectrum peak energy
|
m2 second
|
|
VHM0
|
spectral signif. wave height
|
meter
|
|
VMAT
|
max period highest 1/3 wave
|
second
|
|
VPED
|
wave spectrum peak energy dir.
|
degree
|
|
VPSP
|
dir. spreading at wave peak
|
degree
|
|
VSMC
|
spect. moment(0,2) wave period
|
second
|
|
VTDH
|
significant wave height
|
meter
|
sea_surface_wave_significant_height
|
VTPK
|
wave spectrum peak period
|
second
|
|
VTZA
|
aver zero crossing wave period
|
second
|
sea_surface_wave_zero_upcrossing_period
|
VTZM
|
period of the highest wave
|
second
|
|
WBFO
|
beaufort wind force
|
none
|
beaufort_wind_force
|
WDIR
|
wind from direction relative true north
|
degree
|
wind_from_direction
|
WETT
|
air temperature in wet bulb
|
degree_Celsius
|
wet_bulb_temperature
|
WSPD
|
horizontal wind speed
|
meter/second
|
wind_speed
|
WSPE
|
west-east wind component
|
meter/second
|
eastward_wind
|
WSPN
|
south-north wind component
|
meter/second
|
northward_wind
|
WTODIR
|
wind to direction relative true north
|
degree
|
wind_to_direction
|
WV_MAX_HGT
|
maximum wave height
|
meter
|
|
WV_MAX_PER
|
maximum wave period
|
second
|
|
WV_SIG_DIR
|
significant wave direction
|
degree
|
|
WV_SIG_PER
|
significant wave period
|
second
|
|
XXXX
|
bisulfide (hs-)
|
micromole/kg
|
|
ZXAP
|
zeaxanthin
|
milligram/m3
|
|