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Parameter: Surface_PAR

Dataset: 
Diatom silica productivity rates
Parameter: 
SPAR
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 SPAR
Short Description:
 SPAR
Official Name:
 SPAR
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Surficial Photosynthetically Available [Active] Radiation; surface irradiance; units vary microEinsteins/meter^2/second or microEinsteins/centimeter^2/second

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Surface_PAR
Supplied Units: 
microeinsteins per square meter per second (uE/m2/s)
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Surface Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) from CTD (Seasave parameter Spar)