Parameter: pic011Biref_av

Dataset: 
GP15 Particle birefringence photon yield and particle beam attenuation coefficient derived from McLane logging CTD
Parameter: 
birefringence
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 birefringence
Short Description:
 birefringence
Official Name:
 birefringence
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Birefringence occurs when a beam of plane polarized light is split into two beams, an ordinary ray and an extraordinary ray, of unequal velocities (corresponding to two different refractive indices of the crystal), which when recombined on exiting the crystal form a beam of light that is no longer linearly polarized. Birefringence is the difference between the two refractive indexes. (from: 10.3389/frsen.2022.837938)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
pic011Biref_av
Supplied Units: 
parts per million per meter (ppm m-1)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
-9999
Description: 
Particle Birefringence Yield [PPM m-1] from SENSOR PIC011 Filtered averaged for all cast data