Parameter: instrument_blank

Short Description:

instrument_blank

Short Name:

instrument_blank

Official Name:

instrument blank

Units:

various

Graphable:

Yes

No Data Value:

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.

Datasets associated with this parameter

Dataset Name	Brief Description	Project	PI-Supplied Parameter Name
AE1812 in situ Chl a		North Atlantic Diatoms	blank_subt_Fb, blank_subt_Fa
AE1812 incubation Chl a		North Atlantic Diatoms	blank_subt_Fb, blank_subt_Fa
Auto-induction in Marine Diatoms	Results from laboratory experiments testing autoinduction in marine diatoms, Thalassiosira pseudonana and Phaeodactylum tricornutum	PhytoplanktonQS	OD_blank, OD_blank_avg
CLASiC Si Kinetics		CLASiC	PDMPO_Blank
CLASiC Water Column		CLASiC	PDMPO_Uptake_Blank_Amb, PDMPO_Uptake_Blank_Enh

Programs associated with this parameter

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Parameter: instrument_blank