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Parameter: smBV

Dataset: 
Wave Glider - Holographic Images
Parameter: 
biovolume
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 biovolume
Short Description:
 biovolume
Official Name:
 biovolume
No Data Value:
Description:
 

The volume of cells or organisms in a unit amount of water.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
smBV
Supplied Units: 
microliters per liter (um/L)
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

The biovolume from particles with an equvalent spherical diameter between 11.094-58.1 microns as calculated by the Holo_Batch software. "na" means the BV was due to non-phytoplankton particles (bubbles; large zooplankton; hologram errors)