Parameter: sog

Dataset: 
WS1005 cruise track
Parameter: 
Speed over ground
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sog
Short Description:
 Speed over ground
Official Name:
 sog
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Speed over ground. Part of ship supplied along track data.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
sog
Supplied Units: 
m/s
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Instantaneous speed-over-ground (in meters per second); computed from single-differences
of successive positions (from the current position to the next position).