Standard Units

Standard Units

These are the standard units used in the database. Data should be converted during ingestion.

For each property, the bolded unit is the correct one.

Conductivity

• mho/cm
• mScm (mS/cm)
• uScm

Specific Conductivity

• Scm
• uScm

Dissolved Oxygen

• umol/kg
• ml/L

Oxygen Concentration

Same as above?

• ml/L
• mg/L

Oxygen Saturation

• ml/L
• mg/L
• %

Pressure

• dbar
• psi

Sea Pressure dbar

Same as above?

Salinity

• PPT
• PSU
• PSS

Speed

• kts
• km/h

Sound Velocity

• m/s