Parameter: OD_blank

Dataset: 
Auto-induction in Marine Diatoms
Parameter: 
instrument_blank
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 instrument_blank
Short Description:
 instrument_blank
Official Name:
 instrument blank
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

This is the starting value for a measurement from an instrument.  Another term for it is 'instrument zero'.  It is part of the experimental procedure before measuring something as an indication of the error associated with the instrument or the standard concentration solution.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
OD_blank
Supplied Units: 
optical density units
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Optical Density of the blank at 750 nm. This dataset has three replicate measurements of Optical density blanks: OD_blank1, OD_blank2 and OD_blank3. They correspond to three measurements of the Optical density of the diatom concentration and set the location of the instrument zero.