Parameter: alpha

Dataset: 
Imaging Pulse Amplitude Modulator Fluorometer 2017
Parameter: 
alpha
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 alpha
Short Description:
 alpha
Official Name:
 alpha
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

light limited photosynthesis, calculated from curve, used in conjunction with irradiance measurements, a Southern Ocean Globec term, (mgC/chla/h)/(uE/m2/s)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
alpha
Supplied Units: 
change in ETR over increasing values of PAR
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
change in the slope of the electron transport rate between July and September 2017; units represent the change in ETR (umol electrons m-2 s-1 ) over increasing values of PAR