Parameter: cpar

Dataset: 
bottle data - NBP1201
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: 
cpar
Supplied Units: 
microEinsteins/centimeter^2/second
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
corrected Irradiance: CPAR = (100 * ratio multiplier * underwater PAR) / surface PAR where ratio multiplier = scaling factor used for comparing light fields of disparate intensity; input in .con file entry for surface PAR sensor.