Parameter: photo_rate

Dataset: 
Photosynthetic and calcification rates
Parameter: 
photosynthetic rate
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 photosynthesis
Short Description:
 photosynthetic rate
Official Name:
 photosynthesis
No Data Value:
 various
Description:
 

Photosynthesis is a process by which plants and other organisms use light energy and chlorophyll to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds.  Photosynthesis is one of the mechanisms responsible for Primary Production.  The methods used to estimate rate of photosynthesis vary widely as do the units of measurement.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
photo_rate
Supplied Units: 
micrograms per liter per day
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Rate of organic carbon production by Pleurochrysis based on a 3 h incubation in the light; divided by 0.125 (3 h/24 h) to give a rate per day.