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Parameter: Pmax

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 Pmax
Short Description:
 max photosynthesis
Official Name:
 Pmax
No Data Value:
Description:
 

maximum rate of photosynthesis, at given incubation temperature, under light-limiting conditions, (eg. mgC/chla/h), used in conjunction with irradiance measurements (eg. used in Southern Ocean Globec project)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Pmax
Supplied Units: 
micromoles C L-1 hr-1
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

BIOCOMPLEXITY -- P-I Curve Parameter Summary: Pmax in volume units
Pmax determined from hyperbolic curve fit