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Parameter: beam_c

Dataset: 
mulvfs_beamc
Parameter: 
beam_c (deprecated)
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 beam_c
Short Description:
 beam_c
Official Name:
 beam_c
No Data Value:
Description:
 

attenuation (loss of light) of a narrow, well collimated beam of light; beam attenuation due to particles; the particulate beam attenuation coefficient (cp); beam attenuation coefficient, in units 1/meter

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
beam_c
Supplied Units: 
meters^-1
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

beam attenuation coefficient (calibrated) 1-m pathlength SeaTech transmissometer @675 nm data are reproducible to better than 0.001 in deep water between TT007 and TT011. clear water value for beamc is 0.364.