Parameter: nav_type

Short Description: navigation type

Short Name: nav_type

Official Name: nav_type

Units: text

No Data Value: nd

Description

text description of type of navigation system used to resolve the position of a vessel, towed or deployed instrument, AUV, ROV, HOV, etc GPS, ALBL, USBL, DVL are typical examples

Parameter Occurences in Datasets (1)

Dataset	PI-Supplied Description	PI-Supplied Name
B12-vehicle dive sample log: dive samples (rock, fluid, biology) from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TN253 in the NE Pacific Ocean, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Axial Seamount from August to September 2010 (AXIAL project)	Sample positioning method (USBL; ALBL; DVL; etc)	Positioning_Method