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Parameter: CDOM_absorption_a_g

Dataset: 
North Atlantic CDOM Absorption Coefficients
Parameter: 
absorption coefficient
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 absorption_coefficient
Short Description:
 absorption coefficient
Official Name:
 absorption coefficient
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

The fraction of incident flux which is absorbed, divided by the thickness of the medium layer.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
CDOM_absorption_a_g
Supplied Units: 
meters^(-1)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) Naperian absorption coefficients (ag)