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Parameter: FvFm_0

Dataset: 
Cell abundance and chlorophyll content
Parameter: 
Fv to Fm ratio
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 Fv_Fm
Short Description:
 Fv to Fm ratio
Official Name:
 Fv_Fm
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

The difference between maximum fluorescence and minimum fluorescence is Fv, or variable fluorescence. Fv/Fm is a normalized ratio created by dividing variable fluorescence by maximum fluorescence.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
FvFm_0
Supplied Units: 
dimensionless
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Day 0 Maximum quantum yield of photochemistry in PSII, measured in a dark-adapted state (dimensionless). This parameter characterizes the efficiency of primary photosynthetic reactions.