Parameter: chl_a_ul

Dataset: 
ISIIS Environmental Data
Parameter: 
chlorophyll a
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 chl_a
Short Description:
 chlorophyll a
Official Name:
 chlorophyll a
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Total chlorophyll a pigment. See dataset for units of measurement; often reported in: milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3); micrograms/liter (ug/L); nanograms/liter (ng/L).

CAUTION Within JGOFS MERGED water column products: this parameter is derived from HPLC methodology and the units are nanograms/liter; however; this parameter name is also used for a variety of water and nonwater column sampling; derived via the fluorometric method; units will also vary.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
chl_a_ul
Supplied Units: 
microliters per liter (uL/L)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Conversion from fluorometer counts to chlorophyll-a. Relationship between fluorescence at chlorophyll-a from WetLabs calibration, calculated from a phytoplankton monoculture relationship. Quality flag is 'chl_a_flag', see column description for more information about what data are flagged