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Parameter: fluorescence

Short Description: 
fluorescence
Short Name: 
fluor
Official Name: 
fluorescence
Units: 
various
Graphable: 
Yes
External Identifier:
» odo:matches http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/CMFL/
Description

Fluorescence. Indirect measure of pigment concentration.

Units and collection method may vary. Units often reported in milligrams/meter^3 (mg/m3) or micromoles per liter (ug/L). Sometimes reported after being calibrated against extracted pigment concentrations.

In JGOFS/GLOBEC projects fluorescence is measured from CTD instrument sensor.