Parameter data modes Clause Samples

Parameter data modes. In this document <PARAM> stands for any parameter name listed in Reference Table 3. <PARAM> contains the values telemetered from the drifter or computed with pre-deployment calibration information (from intermediate parameters). The values in <PARAM> are never altered. <PARAM>_QC contains QC flags that pertain to the values in <PARAM>. Values in <PARAM>_QC are set initially in Real-time ('R') and real-time with Adjusted values ('A') modes by the automatic real-time tests. They are later modified in Delayed mode ('D') at indices where the QC flags are set incorrectly by the real-time procedures, and where erroneous data are not detected by the real-time procedures. The mode (‘R’, ‘A’ or ‘D’) of each parameter for each measurement is stored in the PARAMETER_DATA_MODE variable.