Parameter: down_or_up

Dataset: 
NBP1201 CTD Profiles
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: 
down_or_up
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 

Indicates if the data are from an upcast or downcast of the CTD. (During stations 2 and 100, the downcasts failed, and thus the upcast data are included instead.)