Parameter: PCI

Dataset: 
Mid-Atlantic Bight Continuous Plankton Recorder 2014-2017
Parameter: 
density
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 density
Short Description:
 density
Official Name:
 density
No Data Value:
Description:
 

density, in mass per unit volume

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
PCI
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Phytoplankton Color Index (PCI). An ordinal scale indication of the relative density of phytoplankton measured by the level of physical discoloration to the silk mesh. "NA" represents missing data (not applicable or not recorded).