Parameter: Vertical_Speed

Dataset: 
ISIIS Environmental Data
Parameter: 
vertical velocity
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 vtvel
Short Description:
 vertical velocity
Official Name:
 vtvel
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Vertical velocity of a towed or autonomous platform (such as a MOCNESS, BIOMAPER-II system, or AUV) as it moves through the water.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Vertical_Speed
Supplied Units: 
centimeters per second (cm/s)
Datatype: 
Integer
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Relative vertical speed of ISIIS instrument through the water, from Valeport Model 803 ROV Current Meter mounted on ISIIS-3. Quality flag is 'Vertical_Speed_flag,' see column description for more information about what data are flagged