» submit.bco-dmo.org » How-to Guide » FAQs
BCO-DMO Blog Find out what's happening at BCO-DMO.
Fluorescence. Indirect measure of pigment concentration.
Units and collection method may vary. Units often reported in milligrams/meter^3 (mg/m3) or micromoles per liter (ug/L). Sometimes reported after being calibrated against extracted pigment concentrations.
In JGOFS/GLOBEC projects fluorescence is measured from CTD instrument sensor.
maximal fluorescence yield corrected for background fluorescence. Fm