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Parameter: PAR

Dataset: 
CTD - Profiles
Parameter: 
PAR
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 PAR
Short Description:
 PAR
Official Name:
 PAR
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Photosynthetically Available [Active] Radiation; downwelling irradiance; units vary: off microEinsteins/meter^2/second,  microEinsteins/centimeter^2/second, or micromoles photons/meter/second

 

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
PAR
Supplied Units: 
uEin m-2 s-1
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

PAR = Irradiance; Photosynthetically Activated Radiation (a measure of light intensity)