Parameter: alpha

Parameter: 
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: 
relative fluorescence/micromoles photons/meter^2/second (relative fluorescence/umol photons/m2/s)
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
NA
Description: 
Relative photosynthetic efficiency-slope relative fluorescence/umol photons/m2/s