Seawater conductivity refers to the ability of seawater to conduct electricity. The presence of ions in the seawater, such as salt, increases the electrical conducting ability of seawater. As such, conductivity can be used as a proxy for determining the quantity of salt in a sample of seawater.
coordinates :
time lat lon depth
data_product_identifier :
CONDWAT_L1
long_name :
Seawater Conductivity
precision :
6
standard_name :
sea_water_electrical_conductivity
units :
S m-1
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conductivity_qc_executed
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time lat lon depth
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QC Checks Executed
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conductivity_qc_results
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time lat lon depth
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density
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ancillary_variables :
pressure practical_salinity temp
comment :
Seawater Density is defined as mass per unit volume and is calculated from the conductivity, temperature and depth of a seawater sample using the TEOS-10 equation.