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Parameter: poc_area_m2

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 surface_area
Short Description:
 surface_area
Official Name:
 surface_area
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

The total area of the surface of a three-dimensional object or organism. For example, a coral colony.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
poc_area_m2
Supplied Units: 
square meters (m2)
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
surface area of the Pocillopora colony in square meters (calculated as the total surface area of a rectangle using over_top_length over_top_width and max_height.)