ASL AWCP Time Series VPS Cast Data Product
Device-level data products for each cast of the VPS are described here.
Revision History
- 20120530: Initial Release
Formats
This data is available as PNG plots and MAT file data.
Description
VPS Cast data products produce one file or plot for each cast of the Vertical Profiler System (VPS). A cast is defined as a single pass through the water column. Possible values include 'Up', 'Down', 'Up - In Progress', 'Down - In Progress'. The VPS may pause at various levels throughout the water column to acquire data; this behaviour does not interrupt a cast. The up and down casts are kept separate because certain instruments will perform better on either. For instance, the CTD will sample undisturbed water on a down cast as its intake is near the bottom of the of VPS. Please consult individual instruments' documentation for more information: http://wiki.neptunecanada.ca/display/instruments/22608
For each cast, a separate ASL AWCP RAW file will be produced. There is no difference between this data product and standard ASL AWCP MAT files, other than the filename, that will denote the start and end times of the cast and the time extents of the data contain within. See the ASL AWCP data products page for more information: http://wiki.neptunecanada.ca/display/DP/24
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