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Parameter: Nitrate_uM

Dataset: 
Pseudo-nitzschia counts, nutrients and more
Parameter: 
Nitrate
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 NO3
Short Description:
 Nitrate
Official Name:
 NO3
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Nitrate concentration in the water column

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Nitrate_uM
Supplied Units: 
microMolar
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
The concentration of nitrate in surface seawater sample. The AA3 measures nitrate directly; whereas the Lachat relies on nitrate calculated from nitrite + nitrate minus nitrite.