Parameter: optical_density

Short Description:

optical_density

Short Name:

optical_density

Official Name:

optical_density

Units:

usually unitless

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Description

Measurement of the degree to which light at specific wavelengths pass through a medium. The more dense the medium, the less light passes through. Optical density is usually measured with a spectrophotometer set at a specific wavelength for a specific medium or solution. Optical density can be used to measure the concentration of bacteria or phytoplankton.

Datasets associated with this parameter

Dataset Name	Brief Description	Project	PI-Supplied Parameter Name
Auto-induction in Marine Diatoms	Results from laboratory experiments testing autoinduction in marine diatoms, Thalassiosira pseudonana and Phaeodactylum tricornutum	PhytoplanktonQS	OD_avg_corr, avg_OD_triple, OD_std_dev, OD
Azotobacter_SiderophoreConcentrations		Bacteria Iron Siderophores	azotobactins
Effects of protists on HBx predation	Population Changes	Predators of bacteria	Optical_Density
High Throughput Growth Screen Data	High Throughput Growth Screening Ruegeria pomeroyi	C-CoMP Marine Bacterial Transporters	OD
Rpalustris_SiderophoreConcentrations		Bacteria Iron Siderophores	OD660
Ruegeria pomeroyi OD and FCM		P-hydrolase	Optical_Density
Series 1A: light and temperature	T. pseudonana growth: light and temperature effects	Stressors on Marine Phytoplankton	OD680_avg, OD720_avg
Series 1B: light and temperature on growth follow-up expts	1B: T. pseudonana growth: light and temperature effects	Stressors on Marine Phytoplankton	avg_OD680, avg_OD720
Vharveyi_SiderophoreConcentrations		Bacteria Iron Siderophores	OD500

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Parameter: optical_density