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Parameter: QY

Dataset: 
Series 1A: light and temperature
Parameter: 
Fv to Fm ratio
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 Fv_Fm
Short Description:
 Fv to Fm ratio
Official Name:
 Fv_Fm
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

The difference between maximum fluorescence and minimum fluorescence is Fv, or variable fluorescence. Fv/Fm is a normalized ratio created by dividing variable fluorescence by maximum fluorescence.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
QY
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
QY=F_v/F_m where F_v is the maximal variable fluorescence and F_m is the maximal fluorescence intensity