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Parameter: Chla_cm2

Dataset: 
Physiological Response Metrics
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: 
Chla_cm2
Supplied Units: 
micrograms per square centimeter (ug per cm2)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
chlorophyll a extracted from algal symbionts extracted in each ramet, normalised to the surface area of the ramet