Parameter: bSi_lsf_flag

Dataset: 
Compiled Global Dataset of PIC/POC and bSi Concentrations Measured by In Situ Pumps
Parameter: 
quality flag
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: 
bSi_lsf_flag
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Integer
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

large size biogenic silica quality control flags, defined as:
0 = good quality - passed lab QC;
1 = unknown quality - oceanographically consistent, but no intercalibration possible;
4 = questionable quality - below detection limit or anomalously high or low;
8 = bad quality - failed lab QC, or known issue with sample.