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Parameter: Beam_attenuation

Dataset: 
Underway POM
Parameter: 
beam attenuation
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 beam_cp
Short Description:
 beam attenuation
Official Name:
 beam_cp
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

attenuation (loss of light) of a narrow, well collimated beam of light; beam attenuation due to particles; the particulate beam attenuation coefficient (cp)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Beam_attenuation
Supplied Units: 
1/m
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Corrected beam attenuation values measured at the time of sample collection by Oceanus Wetlabs C-STAR transmissometer installed inline the ship's underway system. Corrected values for beam attenuation were determined using the approach described in Go?i et al., submitted, Go?i et al., 2019 and Holser et al., 2011.