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Parameter: irradiance

Dataset: 
Pseudo-nitzschia_multiseries_photosynthesis
Parameter: 
irradiance
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 irradiance
Short Description:
 irradiance
Official Name:
 irradiance
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Irradiance - The amount of electromagnetic energy incident on a surface per unit time per unit area. In the past this quantity has often been referred to as "flux".

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
irradiance
Supplied Units: 
umol photons per m^2 per second
Conversion Necessary: 
yes
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Light level (irradiance) measured as umol photons per square meter per second.