Parameter: light

Dataset: 
Crocosphaera watsonii WH0003 light experiment
Parameter: 
irradiance
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 irradiance
Short Description:
 irradiance
Official Name:
 irradiance
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Irradiance - The amount of electromagnetic energy incident on a surface per unit time per unit area. In the past this quantity has often been referred to as "flux".

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
light
Supplied Units: 
micromoles quanta per square meter per second (umol quanta m-2 s-1)
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Light intensity.
(For more about light measurement see: Australian National Algae Culture Collection
and Plant Physiology Online.)