| Identifier |
PrefLabel |
Definition |
Date |
| ATEMP |
Air temperature |
The degree of hotness at any location within the atmosphere |
2011-11-24 |
| ARCOV |
Areal coverage |
A proportion by area of a bounded space. |
2012-07-25 |
| CHLA |
Chlorophyll-a concentration |
The amount (mass or quantity of matter) of the pigment chlorophyll-a per amount (volume or mass) of a body of water |
2011-11-24 |
| CDIAM |
Circle diameter |
The length of a line connecting two points on the circumference of a circle that also passes through the centre of the circle |
2012-07-25 |
| ELEV |
Elevation |
The vertical separation from a specified datum. |
2012-07-25 |
| ICECOV |
Ice coverage |
The extent to which the Earth's surface is covered by frozen water |
2011-11-24 |
| ICEDISP |
Ice displacement |
The distance moved in a period of time by frozen water covering the Earth's surface |
2011-11-24 |
| ICEEDGE |
Ice edge |
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2011-11-24 |
| ICEDIR |
Ice motion direction |
The compass bearing towards which frozen water on the Earth's surface is moving |
2011-11-24 |
| ICESSALIN |
Ice salinity |
The amount (mass or quantity of matter) of salt per amount (volume or mass) of frozen water on the Earth's surface |
2011-11-24 |
| ICESPD |
Ice speed |
The distance moved per unit time by frozen water covering the Earth's surface |
2011-11-24 |
| ICETEMP |
Ice temperature |
The degree of hotness of frozen water on the Earth's surface |
2011-11-24 |
| ICETHICK |
Ice thickness |
The vertical extent of frozen water on the Earth's surface |
2011-11-24 |
| ICETYPE |
Ice type |
The physical nature of frozen water on the Earth's surface |
2011-11-24 |
| ICEBERG |
Iceberg abundance |
The number of discrete drifting bodies of frozen water per unit of sea surface area |
2011-11-24 |
| KVISC |
Kinematic viscosity |
The resistance of a liquid to movement expressed as the absolute viscosity divided by density. |
2012-07-25 |
| LTHICK |
Layer thickness |
The distance between the top and bottom of a layer. |
2012-07-25 |
| NO3 |
Nitrate concentration |
The amount (mass or quantity of matter) of nitrate per amount (volume or mass) of a body of water |
2011-11-24 |
| NO3NO2 |
Nitrate+nitrite concentration |
The amount (mass or quantity of matter) of both nitrate and nitrite per amount (volume or mass) of a body of water |
2011-11-24 |
| NO2 |
Nitrite concentration |
The amount (mass or quantity of matter) of nitrite per amount (volume or mass) of a body of water |
2011-11-24 |
| DOXY |
Oxygen concentration |
The amount (volume, mass or quantity of matter) of dissolved oxygen per amount (volume or mass) of a body of water. |
2012-06-12 |
| OXYS |
Oxygen saturation |
The proportion of the amount (volume, mass or quantity of matter) of dissolved oxygen per amount (volume or mass) of a body of water relative to the amount in a water body in equilibrium with the atmosphere. |
2012-06-12 |
| PHAEO |
Phaeopigment concentration |
The amount (mass or quantity of matter) of the undifferntiated chlorophyll-a degradation products per amount (volume or mass) of a body of water |
2011-11-24 |
| PO4 |
Phosphate concentration |
The amount (mass or quantity of matter) of orthophosphate per amount (volume or mass) of a body of water |
2011-11-24 |
| PHYTABUND |
Phytoplankton amount |
The amount (numbers or mass) of free-floating generally unicellular plants per amount (volume, mass, area or sample) of a water body |
2011-11-24 |
| SLCA |
Silicate concentration |
The amount (mass or quantity of matter) of silicate per amount (volume or mass) of a body of water |
2011-11-24 |
| SNWLR |
Spectral normalised water-leaving radiance |
The upwelling radiance of light of a designated wavelength just above the sea surface. |
2012-06-12 |
| TURB |
Turbidity |
The amount (volume or mass) of suspended particule material per amount (volume or mass) of a body of water. |
2012-06-12 |
| VOL |
Volume |
The quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by some closed boundary. |
2012-07-25 |
| WCONT |
Water content |
The proportion of an object that is made up of water. |
2012-07-25 |
| SALIN |
Water salinity |
The amount (mass or quantity of matter) of salt per amount (volume or mass) of a body of water |
2011-11-24 |
| WTEMP |
Water temperature |
The degree of hotness at any location within any body of fresh or salt water |
2011-11-24 |
| WINDF |
Wind from direction |
The direction from which air is moving relative to the ground or sea surface. |
2012-05-29 |
| WINDS |
Wind speed |
The speed of air relative to the ground or sea surface. |
2012-05-29 |
| WINDT |
Wind to direction |
The direction towards which air is moving relative to the ground or sea surface. |
2012-05-29 |
| WINDX |
Wind x velocity |
The velocity of air resolved along the x-axis of a co-ordinate system (possibly eastwards). |
2012-05-29 |
| WINDY |
Wind y velocity |
The velocity of air resolved along the y-axis of a co-ordinate system (possibly northwards). |
2012-05-29 |
