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Parameter: POC

Dataset: 
Penguin glider
Parameter: 
particulate organic Carbon (POC)
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 POC
Short Description:
 particulate organic Carbon (POC)
Official Name:
 POC
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Particulate Organic Carbon. Units may be micrograms/Liter, milligrams/Liter or milligrams/meter^3

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
POC
Supplied Units: 
mg C/m3
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Particulate organic carbon estimated from optical backscattering measurements (see Jones MS thesis; College of William and Mary; 2015)