Full list of available instrument sensors#
The following table provides a comprehensive list of available sensors for each instrument. These sensors can be specified via the virtualship plan tool (see the Quickstart guide) or in the sensors section of the respective instrument configuration in the expedition.yaml file (see the working with expedition.yaml tutorial).
The source data associated with these instrument sensor variables are described in the Copernicus Marine products page.
Note
Trying to add a sensor to an instrument that does not support it will result in errors in VirtualShip. Always refer to this table to check which sensors are available for each instrument.
Instrument |
Sensor Name |
Description |
Units |
Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ADCP |
VELOCITY |
Current velocities (Eastward Sea Water Velocity (U) and Northward Sea Water Velocity (V)) |
m/s |
Physical |
UNDERWATER_ST (Ship Underwater ST) |
TEMPERATURE |
Sea Water Potential Temperature |
°C |
Physical |
SALINITY |
Sea Water Salinity |
psu |
Physical |
|
CTD |
TEMPERATURE |
Sea Water Potential Temperature |
°C |
Physical |
SALINITY |
Sea Water Salinity |
psu |
Physical |
|
OXYGEN |
Mole Concentration of Dissolved Molecular Oxygen in Sea Water |
mmol m-3 |
Biogeochemical |
|
CHLOROPHYLL |
Mass Concentration of Chlorophyll a in Sea Water |
mmol m-3 |
Biogeochemical |
|
NITRATE |
Mole Concentration of Nitrate in Sea Water |
mmol m-3 |
Biogeochemical |
|
PHOSPHATE |
Mole Concentration of Phosphate in Sea Water |
mmol m-3 |
Biogeochemical |
|
PH |
Sea Water pH |
- |
Biogeochemical |
|
PHYTOPLANKTON |
Mole Concentration of Phytoplankton |
mmol m-3 |
Biogeochemical |
|
PRIMARY_PRODUCTION |
Net Primary Production of Biomass |
mmol m-3 day-1 |
Biogeochemical |
|
ARGO_FLOAT |
TEMPERATURE |
Sea Water Potential Temperature |
°C |
Physical |
SALINITY |
Sea Water Salinity |
psu |
Physical |
|
DRIFTER |
TEMPERATURE |
Sea Water Potential Temperature |
°C |
Physical |
XBT |
TEMPERATURE |
Sea Water Potential Temperature |
°C |
Physical |