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TABLE: PC_PROF

PC_PROF -- Parameter Codes (pCode) for Profiles (Prof_Type in Prof_Info group; Profile_Type in Profile Record; Act_Parm in History group)
CODE MEANING
ALKY TOTAL ALKALINITY (mmol/m**3)
ALTB Height/Altitude above Bottom
AMON AMMONIUM (NH4-N) CONTENT (mmol/l**3)
CALK CARBONATE ALKALINITY (mmol/m**3)
CHLT CHLOROPHYLL-TOTAL (milligram/m3)
CNDC Electrical conductivity (mho per metre)
COND (Conductivity) Data from CSIRO
CORG ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT (mmol/m**3)
CPH$ Chlorophyll-a content determined by the Welschmeyer method (mg/m**3)
CPHL CHLOROPHYLL-A (mg/m**3)
DIC$ Dissolved inorganic carbonate
DOC$ Dissolved Organic Carbon content
DON$ Dissolved organic nitrogen
DOX2 DISSOLVED OXYGEN (mmol/kg)
DOXY DISSOLVED OXYGEN (mmol/m**3)
DPDT Lowering Rate (m/s)
F11$ CFC11 measurements
F12$ CFC12 measurements
FLO1 Fluoride (mg/l)
FLU$ Fluorescence (%)
FLU1 Chemistry Chlorophyll concentration measured by fluorometer (mg/m**3)
FLU2 Chemistry Fluorescence (Volts)
FLUD Fluorescence of CDOM (Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter)
HCDT DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North)
HCSP HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s)
LATA Latitude reported with each depth (decimal degrees)
LONA Longitude reported with each depth (decimal degrees)
MNS$ Minimum value of salinity
MNT$ Minimum value of temperature
MXS$ Maximum value of salinity
MXT$ Maximum value of temperature
NH3$ NH3-N
NTRA NITRATE (NO3-N) CONTENT (mmol/m**3)
NTRI NITRITE (N02-N) CONTENT (mmol/m**3)
NTRZ NITRATE NITRITE CONTENT (mmol/m**3)
NUM$ Number of values used in computation
OSI$ Originator's sample identifier
OTMP Oxygen sensor temperature (degrees C)
PAR$ Irradiance (Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR)) (micro einstein/m**2/s)
PAR1 Irradiance (Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR))
PH1$ Replicate sample of inorganic phosphate (mmol/m**3)
PHA$ Phaeophytin content (pigment in algae) (mg/m**3)
PHOS PHOSPHATE (P04-P) CONTENT (mmol/m**3)
PHPH HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION (pH)
PIM$ Particulate inorganic matter
PLT$ Light transmittance (%/m = percent/meter)
POC_ Particulate Organic Carbon content (mmol/m**3)
POC$ Particulate Organic Carbon content (mmol/m**3)
POM$ Particulate organic matter
PON$ Particulate organic nitrogen (mg/m**3)
PRES Sea pressure (sea surface = 0) in decibars
PRP$ Primary productivity (mg C/m**3/hr)
PSAL Salinity (PSU)
SDS$ Standard deviation of salinity
SDT$ Standard deviation of temperature
SLCA SILICATE(SIO4-SI) CONTENT (mmol/m**3)
SSAL SALINITY (PRE-1978 DEFINITION) (g/kg)
SUL$ Sulphate (SO4) (mol/m**3)
SVEL SOUND VELOCITY (m/s)
SYTM PIPE Time Format DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM:SS.ss
TCD$ Total cardon dioxide (micro mol/kg)
TEMP Temperature (degrees C)
TPHS Total Phosphorous (P) Content mmol/m**3 (mmol/m**3)
TRAN Transmissivity (uncertain units)
TRB$ Turbidity data from a flow through nephelometer (Formazine Turbidity Units (FTU))
TSM$ Total suspended matter
TUR$ Turbidity (percent)
TUR4 TURBIDITY N.T.U Nephelo Turb. Unit
URE$ Urea (H2NCONH2) (mmol/m**3)
USAL UNDEFINED SALINITY (Prac. Salin or parts/thousand)