Parameter: ESD_um

Dataset: 
Salp Gut Particle Sizes
Parameter: 
ESD (Equivalent spherical diameter)
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 ESD
Short Description:
 ESD (Equivalent spherical diameter)
Official Name:
 ESD
No Data Value:
Description:
 

The diameter of a spherical particle of equivalent volume which will give identical geometric, optical, electrical or aerodynamic behaviour to that of the particle (non-spherical) being examined, sometimes referred to as the Stokes diameter for particles in non-turbulent flows (Source: IUPAC (1990), https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167).

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
ESD_um
Supplied Units: 
micrometers (um)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Metric equivalent spherical diameter