diff --git a/code_roscop.csv b/code_roscop.csv
index da24faa0606fdff32b023b0b760410f985f7b8fb..9931209e3dc4ed1f7100c19bc5ee0b9a7d3f4556 100644
--- a/code_roscop.csv
+++ b/code_roscop.csv
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ PRCW;float32;number of sw prochlorococcus;;10+6 cell/m3;;;;0;900000;%6.0f;999999
 PREC;float32;corrected sea pressure;;decibar=10000 pascals;;;;0;6500;%6.1f;-999.9;;;;;;;;
 PROT;float32;protein;;milligram/m3;;;;0;500;%5.0f;99999;;;;;;;;
 PRRT;float32;precipitation rate;;millimeters/hour;;;;0;900;%7.3f;999.999;;;;;;;;
-PSA1;float32;practical salinity primary sensor;;pss;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;33;37;%6.3f;1E+36;;0.001;;;;;;
-PSA2;float32;practical salinity secondary sensor;;pss;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;33;37;%6.3f;1E+36;;0.001;;;;;;
+PSA1;float32;practical salinity primary sensor;;PSS-78;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;33;37;%6.3f;1E+36;;0.001;;;;;;
+PSA2;float32;practical salinity secondary sensor;;PSS-78;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;33;37;%6.3f;1E+36;;0.001;;;;;;
 PSAL;float32;practical salinity;sea_water_salinity;1;PSU;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;-1.5;38;%7.4f;1E+36;;0.001;Ocean practical salinity (PSS-78);;;;;
 PT1P;float32;total particulate phosphorus;;micromole/kg;;;;0;5;%5.2f;99.99;;;;;;;;
 PTNP;float32;total particulate nitrogen;;milligram/m3;;;;0;5;%5.2f;99.99;;;;;;;;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ SPEED;float32;speed;;;;;;;;%4.1f;;;;;;;;;
 SPEED_DRIFT;float32;speed drift;;;;;;;;%4.1f;;;;;;;;;
 SSAL;float32;salinity (pre-1978 defn);;P.S.U.;;;;0;40;%6.3f;99.999;;;;;;;;
 SSJT;float32;sea surface water jacket temperature;sea_water_temperature;degree_Celsius;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;-1.5;38;%6.3f;-300;;0.001;Ocean temperature;;;;;
-SSPS;float32;sea surface practical salinity;sea_water_salinity ;pss;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;-1.5;38;%6.3f;-1;;0.001;Ocean salinity;;;;;
+SSPS;float32;sea surface practical salinity;sea_water_salinity ;PSS-78;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;-1.5;38;%6.3f;-1;;0.001;Ocean salinity;;;;;
 SSTM;float32;model sea surface temperature;;Celsius degree;;;;-1.5;38;%6.3f;99.999;;;;;;;;
 SSTP;float32;sea surface water temperature;sea_water_temperature;degree_Celsius;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;-1.5;38;%6.3f;-300;;0.001;Sea surface Ocean temperature;;;;;
 SVEL;float32;sound velocity;speed_of_sound_in_sea_water;meter/second;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;1350;1600;%7.2f;1E+36;;0.001;Ocean sound velocity;;;;;
diff --git a/roscop/code_roscop.csv b/roscop/code_roscop.csv
index da24faa0606fdff32b023b0b760410f985f7b8fb..9931209e3dc4ed1f7100c19bc5ee0b9a7d3f4556 100644
--- a/roscop/code_roscop.csv
+++ b/roscop/code_roscop.csv
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ PRCW;float32;number of sw prochlorococcus;;10+6 cell/m3;;;;0;900000;%6.0f;999999
 PREC;float32;corrected sea pressure;;decibar=10000 pascals;;;;0;6500;%6.1f;-999.9;;;;;;;;
 PROT;float32;protein;;milligram/m3;;;;0;500;%5.0f;99999;;;;;;;;
 PRRT;float32;precipitation rate;;millimeters/hour;;;;0;900;%7.3f;999.999;;;;;;;;
-PSA1;float32;practical salinity primary sensor;;pss;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;33;37;%6.3f;1E+36;;0.001;;;;;;
-PSA2;float32;practical salinity secondary sensor;;pss;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;33;37;%6.3f;1E+36;;0.001;;;;;;
+PSA1;float32;practical salinity primary sensor;;PSS-78;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;33;37;%6.3f;1E+36;;0.001;;;;;;
+PSA2;float32;practical salinity secondary sensor;;PSS-78;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;33;37;%6.3f;1E+36;;0.001;;;;;;
 PSAL;float32;practical salinity;sea_water_salinity;1;PSU;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;-1.5;38;%7.4f;1E+36;;0.001;Ocean practical salinity (PSS-78);;;;;
 PT1P;float32;total particulate phosphorus;;micromole/kg;;;;0;5;%5.2f;99.99;;;;;;;;
 PTNP;float32;total particulate nitrogen;;milligram/m3;;;;0;5;%5.2f;99.99;;;;;;;;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ SPEED;float32;speed;;;;;;;;%4.1f;;;;;;;;;
 SPEED_DRIFT;float32;speed drift;;;;;;;;%4.1f;;;;;;;;;
 SSAL;float32;salinity (pre-1978 defn);;P.S.U.;;;;0;40;%6.3f;99.999;;;;;;;;
 SSJT;float32;sea surface water jacket temperature;sea_water_temperature;degree_Celsius;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;-1.5;38;%6.3f;-300;;0.001;Ocean temperature;;;;;
-SSPS;float32;sea surface practical salinity;sea_water_salinity ;pss;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;-1.5;38;%6.3f;-1;;0.001;Ocean salinity;;;;;
+SSPS;float32;sea surface practical salinity;sea_water_salinity ;PSS-78;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;-1.5;38;%6.3f;-1;;0.001;Ocean salinity;;;;;
 SSTM;float32;model sea surface temperature;;Celsius degree;;;;-1.5;38;%6.3f;99.999;;;;;;;;
 SSTP;float32;sea surface water temperature;sea_water_temperature;degree_Celsius;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;-1.5;38;%6.3f;-300;;0.001;Sea surface Ocean temperature;;;;;
 SVEL;float32;sound velocity;speed_of_sound_in_sea_water;meter/second;;TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE;;1350;1600;%7.2f;1E+36;;0.001;Ocean sound velocity;;;;;
diff --git a/roscop/code_roscop.json b/roscop/code_roscop.json
index 2376e70c6821258e1557de21e14c53d2830605b9..6fb0700bd369e7f2aad33f7c66787207505603ec 100644
--- a/roscop/code_roscop.json
+++ b/roscop/code_roscop.json
@@ -2522,7 +2522,7 @@
     "PSA1": {
         "types": "float32",
         "long_name": "practical salinity primary sensor",
-        "units": "pss",
+        "units": "PSS-78",
         "coordinates": "TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE",
         "valid_min": 33.0,
         "valid_max": 37.0,
@@ -2533,7 +2533,7 @@
     "PSA2": {
         "types": "float32",
         "long_name": "practical salinity secondary sensor",
-        "units": "pss",
+        "units": "PSS-78",
         "coordinates": "TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE",
         "valid_min": 33.0,
         "valid_max": 37.0,
@@ -2798,7 +2798,7 @@
         "types": "float32",
         "long_name": "sea surface practical salinity",
         "standard_name": "sea_water_salinity ",
-        "units": "pss",
+        "units": "PSS-78",
         "coordinates": "TIME DEPTH LATITUDE LONGITUDE",
         "valid_min": -1.5,
         "valid_max": 38.0,
diff --git a/roscop/code_roscop.xls b/roscop/code_roscop.xls
index 34b0547b6d96eb0743373895dedd2a01652fbb02..9fc7f3a3b306625d4f31b056281a2c0c66d41fc2 100644
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