Parameter: phaeo_total_nr_bot_extr

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 phaeo
Short Description:
 total phaeopigment
Official Name:
 phaeopigment
No Data Value:
Description:
 

total phaeopigment, in milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m^3) or micrograms per liter (µg/l); units vary with dataset; for US JGOFS phaeopigments are measured by fluorometric method and reported in micrograms/liter

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
phaeo_total_nr_bot_extr
Supplied Units: 
mg m-3
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Total Phaeophytin (near bottom) chemical extracted mg m-3; Average of 3 samples of acidified acetone extracted chlorophyll a collected at depth of the chlorophyll maximum.