Parameter: Silt

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 silt
Short Description:
 silt size fraction Wentworth scale
Official Name:
 silt
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Silt in the sediment; Proportion of particles in a sediment sample that are in the Wentworth silt size fraction--size between 4 and 63 microns (um)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Silt
Supplied Units: 
percent (%)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Silt size fraction where grain size is between 4 and 63 microns