Parameter: bot_flag

Parameter: 
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: 
bot_flag
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Bottle quality flag (originally named 'BTLNBR_FLAG_W'), following the WOCE protocol. See http://woce.nodc.noaa.gov/woce_v3/wocedata_1/whp/exchange/exchange_format_desc.htm.