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Parameter: Irradiance

Dataset: 
Series 4A: POC, PON, Chl-a
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: 
Irradiance
Supplied Units: 
micromol photons/meter^2/second
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Indicates the irradiance at which the samples were incubated: SOI = sub-optimum irradiance intensity of 50 umol photons ? m-2 ? s-1; OI = optimum irradiance intensity of 230 umol photons ? m-2 ? s-1; and EI = extreme irradiance intensity of 600 umol photons ? m-2 ? s-1.