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
 
Created on 19 juin 2015 14:15