Parameter: Aggregate_Area_cm2

Dataset: 
Copepod Reactions to Sinking Aggregates Experiments 2019
Parameter: 
area_measured
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 area_measured
Short Description:
 area_measured
Official Name:
 area_measured
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional region, shape, or planar lamina, in the plane.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Aggregate_Area_cm2
Supplied Units: 
square centimeters (cm^2)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
the projected area of the aggregate (in cm squared) measured from the image when the copepod reacted. If the copepod did not react, the aggregate area was measured from an arbitrary image where the aggregate was completely visible.