Parameter: phaeo

Dataset: 
pigments_CN
Parameter: 
total phaeopigment
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 phaeo
Short Description:
 total phaeopigment
Official Name:
 phaeopigment
No Data Value:
Description:
 

total phaeopigment, in milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m^3) or micrograms per liter (µg/l); units vary with dataset; for US JGOFS phaeopigments are measured by fluorometric method and reported in micrograms/liter

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
phaeo
Supplied Units: 
micrograms/kilogram
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Phaeophytin, a Chlorophyll a degradation product resulting from the loss of the magnesium at the center of the chlorophyll a molecule.