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Parameter: volume of water filtered

Short Description: 
volume of water filtered
Short Name: 
vol_filt
Official Name: 
vol_filt
Units: 
variable
Graphable: 
Yes
Description

volume of water filtered; in this form generally applies to the volume of water filtered during plankton tows; however; this parameter name is also used for a variety of non plankton sampling and the units can vary, e.g. US JGOFS EqPac Bishop MULVFS sampler vol_filt is reported in liters.