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Parameter: alpha

Dataset: 
Symbiodinium_Seriatopora photosynthesis
Parameter: 
alpha
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 alpha
Short Description:
 alpha
Official Name:
 alpha
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

light limited photosynthesis, calculated from curve, used in conjunction with irradiance measurements, a Southern Ocean Globec term, (mgC/chla/h)/(uE/m2/s)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
alpha
Supplied Units: 
(umolO2 cm-2 h-1)/(umol photons m-2 s-1)
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
light limited photosynthesis (slope of the curve)