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Parameter: D_O2_Ar

Dataset: 
Mixed layer oxygen to argon
Parameter: 
dissolved Oxygen
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 O2
Short Description:
 dissolved Oxygen
Official Name:
 dissolved Oxygen
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

dissolved oxygen concentration

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
D_O2_Ar
Supplied Units: 
% (percent)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Biological O2 saturation anomaly in percent. delta (O2/Ar) = [((O2/Ar)measured / (O2/Ar)equilibrium) - 1] * 100. Oxygen solubility determined from Garcia and Gordon (1992). Argon solubility solubility determined from Hamme and Emmerson (2004)