Parameter: alpha

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 alpha
Short Description:
 alpha
Official Name:
 alpha
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

light limited photosynthesis, calculated from curve, used in conjunction with irradiance measurements, a Southern Ocean Globec term, (mgC/chla/h)/(uE/m2/s)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
alpha
Supplied Units: 
micromoles of electrons per meter per second (umol electrons/m/s)
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Slope of the electron transport rate (ETR); units represent the change in ETR over increasing values of PAR