Parameter: Kd_PAR

Dataset: 
Light intensity at depth
Parameter: 
PAR_photons
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 PAR_photons
Short Description:
 PAR_photons
Official Name:
 PAR_photons
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Spectrally-integrated downwelling planar irradiance, in PAR units (400 - 700nm)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Kd_PAR
Supplied Units: 
umol photons per square meter per second
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Kd PAR calculated according to equations and assumptions in paper (DOI: 10.1007/s00338-018-1721-y). Values at night and late/early in the day (between about 17:00 and 07:00 the next day) are unlikely to be meaninghful due to the low values recorded.