Instrument Abbreviation Table

Instrument abbreviations commonly used in netCDF output files

Instrument

Abbreviation

Parameters

Aquatec AQUAscat1000R

abs

acoustic backscatter profiles

EofE ECHOLOGGER

ea

altimeter, acoustic backscatter profiles

EofE ECHOLOGGER

aa

altimeter

Geolux Wave Radar

glx

altimeter, surface tracking, waves, water level

Lowell Tilt Current Meter

tcm

currents

Nortek Aquadopp Profiler

aqd

current and backscatter profiles, pressure, waves

Nortek Aquadopp High Resolution

aqdHR

current and backscatter profiles, pressure

Nortek Signature

sig

current and backscatter profiles, pressure, surface tracking, waves

Nortek Vector

vec

currents, backscatter, pressure, waves

Onset HOBO

hwl

pressure, water level

Onset HOBO

hdo

oxygen, temperature

Onset HOBO

hcnd

conductivity, temperature, salinity

RBR Dwave or SoloD

dw

pressure, water level, waves

SonTek IQ

iq

flow, currents, water level

SBE 37 MicroCAT

mc

conductivity, temperature, salinity

SBE 26plus Seagauge

sg

pressure, water level, waves

Sequoia Scientific LISST

lisst

particle size distribution, light attenuation

Teledyne RDI WorkHorse

wh

current and backscatter profiles, pressure, waves

TruBlue

tb

pressure, waves

Vaisala WXT536

wxt

winds, air temperature, air pressure, relative humidity

WET Labs ECO

ecn

optical turbidity

WET Labs ECO

ecp

photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)

YSI EXO Sonde

exo

temperature, conductivity, turbidity, oxygen, pH, …

Imagenex Sonar

son

seabed image data