Table 1 Parameters included in shipboard CTD data file.

From: Three-Dimensional Observations of a Mesoscale Eddy in the Kuroshio Extension Based on Multiple Platforms

Parameter

Header

Unit

time

Time of CTD profile (UTC)

seconds since 2024-01-01 00:00:00

lon

Longitude

degrees East

lat

Latitude

degrees North

pressure

Seawater pressure

dbar

temperature

Seawater temperature

degrees Celsius

salinity

Seawater practical salinity

1

temperature_qc

Quality flag for seawater temperature

/

salinity_qc

Quality flag for seawater salinity

/