Parameter: PR

Dataset: 
Heatwave Experiment: Multivariate Physiology
Parameter: 
photosynthetic rate
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 photosynthesis
Short Description:
 photosynthetic rate
Official Name:
 photosynthesis
No Data Value:
 various
Description:
 

Photosynthesis is a process by which plants and other organisms use light energy and chlorophyll to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds.  Photosynthesis is one of the mechanisms responsible for Primary Production.  The methods used to estimate rate of photosynthesis vary widely as do the units of measurement.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
PR
Supplied Units: 
umol/cm2/hr
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Ratio of Net photosynthetic rates (Pnet_umol.cm2.hr; u mol cm-2 h-1) to Respiration rates (Rdark_umol.cm2.hr; u mol cm-2 h-1)