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Parameter: depth_relative

Parameter: 
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 depth_comment
Short Description:
 depth_comment
Official Name:
 depth_comment
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

description of water mass where sample was collected, for example, mixed layer or deep chlorophyll maximum.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
depth_relative
Supplied Units: 
text
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Depth of a net: surface= surface to above pycnocline; pycnocline = through pycnocline; below pycnocline = between bottom and pycnocline; bottom = bottom to below pycnocline