Parameter: Altitude

Dataset: 
ISIIS Environmental Data
Parameter: 
altitude
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 altitude
Short Description:
 altitude
Official Name:
 altitude
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Altitude of sampler above the bottom

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Altitude
Supplied Units: 
meters (m)
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Imagenex Model 850 Altimeter mounted on ISIIS-3. Altitude of ISIIS-3 instrument from seafloor. Only measures within 50m of seafloor, values where ISIIS-3 is greater than 50m above seafloor are blank values (null).