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Parameter: SPAR

Dataset: 
CLASS custom instrument EXAMPLE (draft)
Parameter: 
SPAR
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 SPAR
Short Description:
 SPAR
Official Name:
 SPAR
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Surficial Photosynthetically Available [Active] Radiation; surface irradiance; units vary microEinsteins/meter^2/second or microEinsteins/centimeter^2/second

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
SPAR
Supplied Units: 
micromole photos per square meters per second (umol photons/m^2/sec)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Surface Irradiance (SPAR) from Biospherical/Licor