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Parameter: Spar

Dataset: 
EN669 Bottle Data
Parameter: 
SPAR
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 SPAR
Short Description:
 SPAR
Official Name:
 SPAR
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Surficial Photosynthetically Available [Active] Radiation; surface irradiance; units vary microEinsteins/meter^2/second or microEinsteins/centimeter^2/second

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Spar
Supplied Units: 
micromoles photons per meter-squared per second
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Surface photosynthetically available radiation - on the ship (umol photons/m2/s)