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Parameter: Cast_Type

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 cast_type
Short Description:
 cast type
Official Name:
 cast_type
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

sampling activity code (e.g. where CTD means CTD rosette bottle cast; TM means Trace Metal free rosette bottle cast, etc.) or other indicator of type of cast

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Cast_Type
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Biology; Deep; Shallow (does not fit Biology or Deep cast scheme); Microlayer