Parameter: Silicate_uM

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 SiO4
Short Description:
 Silicate (reactive silica)
Official Name:
 SiO4
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Silicate; reactive silica.  Also referred to as dissolved silicate, dissolved silica.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Silicate_uM
Supplied Units: 
microMolar
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
concentration of dissolved inorganic silicate in surface seawater sample. All measurements from the SEAL AA3 were single measurements; and some measurements of silicate from the Lachat are averages of replicate measurements from the same water sample.