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Parameter: Pmax

Dataset: 
Physiology of Montipora capitata and Porites compressa in response to marine heatwaves
Parameter: 
max photosynthesis
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 Pmax
Short Description:
 max photosynthesis
Official Name:
 Pmax
No Data Value:
Description:
 

maximum rate of photosynthesis, at given incubation temperature, under light-limiting conditions, (eg. mgC/chla/h), used in conjunction with irradiance measurements (eg. used in Southern Ocean Globec project)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Pmax
Supplied Units: 
micromoles of oxygen per centimeter squared per hour (umol O2 cm2 hr-1)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Max photosynthesis (Pmax)