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WOD code table: Depth-dependent variables in WOD

Code Variable WOD standard unit or scale (nominal abbreviation) Dataset(s) where variable(s) is/are stored (nominal abbreviations)
1 Temperature Degrees Celsius (°C) OSD; CTD; MBT; XBT; SUR; APB; MRB; PFL; UOR; DRB; GLD
2 Salinity Dimensionless (unitless) OSD; CTD; SUR; APB; MRB; PFL; UOR; DRB; GLD
3 Oxygen Micromole per kilogram (µmol/kg) OSD; CTD; SUR; MRB; PFL; UOR; DRB; GLD
4 Phosphate Micromole per kilogram (µmol/kg) OSD, SUR
6 Silicate Micromole per kilogram (µmol/kg) OSD, SUR
8 Nitrate and Nitrate+Nitrite Micromole per kilogram (µmol/kg) OSD; CTD; SUR; MRB; PFL
9 pH Dimensionless OSD; CTD; SUR; MRB; PFL
11 Total Chlorophyll unless specified Microgram per liter (µg/l) OSD; CTD; SUR; MRB; PFL; UOR; DRB; GLD
17 Alkalinity Millimole per liter (mmol/l) OSD; SUR
20 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide Microatmosphere (µatm) OSD; CTD; SUR; MRB; PFL
21 Dissolved Inorganic carbon Millimole per liter (mmol/l) OSD; SUR
24 Transmissivity (BAC)1 Per meter (m-1) OSD; CTD; SUR; MRB; PFL; UOR; DRB; GLD
25 Pressure Decibar OSD; CTD; SUR; MRB; PFL; UOR; DRB; GLD
30 Latitude3 Degrees SUR; APB; UOR; GLD
31 Longitude3 Degrees SUR; APB; UOR; GLD
32 Julian year-day2;3 Day SUR; APB; UOR; GLD
33 Tritium Tritium Unit (TU) OSD
34 Helium Nanomole per kilogram (nmol/kg) OSD
35 Delta Helium-3 Percent (%) OSD
36 Delta Carbon-14 Per mille (‰); parts per thousand OSD
37 Delta Carbon-13 Per mille (‰); parts per thousand OSD
38 Argon Nanomole per kilogram (nmol/kg) OSD
39 Neon Nanomole per kilogram (nmol/kg) OSD
40 Chlorofluorocarbon 11 (CFC 11) Picomole per kilogram (pmol/kg) OSD
41 Chlorofluorocarbon 12 (CFC 12) Picomole per kilogram (pmol/kg) OSD
42 Chlorofluorocarbon 113 (CFC113) Picomole per kilogram (pmol/kg) OSD
43 Delta Oxygen-18 Per mille (‰); parts per thousand OSD
Notes:
1 Beam Attenuation Coefficient
2 Julian year-day is the decimal day for the year in which the observations were made
3 Codes: 30; 31; and 32 (latitude; longitude; and Julian year-day respectively) are not depth-dependent variables and are not in WODselect.