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Parameter: blank_subt_Fb

Dataset: 
AE1812 in situ Chl a
Parameter: 
instrument_blank
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 instrument_blank
Short Description:
 instrument_blank
Official Name:
 instrument blank
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

This is the starting value for a measurement from an instrument.  Another term for it is 'instrument zero'.  It is part of the experimental procedure before measuring something as an indication of the error associated with the instrument or the standard concentration solution.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
blank_subt_Fb
Supplied Units: 
RFU
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Blank corrected fluorescence before acidification