Parameter: Beam_attenuation

Dataset: 
BVAL46: CTD profiles
Parameter: 
beam attenuation
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 beam_cp
Short Description:
 beam attenuation
Official Name:
 beam_cp
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

attenuation (loss of light) of a narrow, well collimated beam of light; beam attenuation due to particles; the particulate beam attenuation coefficient (cp)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Beam_attenuation
Supplied Units: 
per meter
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Attenuation meter; 25 cm path length