Parameter: PAR

Dataset: 
EN616 CTD hydrography
Parameter: 
PAR
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 PAR
Short Description:
 PAR
Official Name:
 PAR
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Photosynthetically Available [Active] Radiation; downwelling irradiance; units vary: off microEinsteins/meter^2/second,  microEinsteins/centimeter^2/second, or micromoles photons/meter/second

 

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
PAR
Supplied Units: 
micromole photons per square meter per second (umol photons/m^2/sec)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
CTD Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR) measured with Biospherical/Licor for depth where Niskin bottle tripped