1. Parameters
2. parad_k_par

Parameter: parad_k_par

Id

PD1657

Display Name

Photosynthetically Active Radiation

Standard Name

downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_sea_water

Unit

µmol photons m-2 s-1

Fill Value

-9999999

Precision

Parameter Function

opt_par_biospherical_wfp

Data Product Identifier

OPTPARW_L1

Data Product Type

Science Data

Data Level

1

Parameter Function Map

{"output": "PD1578", "scale_wet": "CC_scale_wet", "dark_offset": "CC_dark_offset"}

Description

Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) is the measure of the density of photons per unit area that are in the spectral range of light (400-700 nanometers) that primary producers use for photosynthesis.

Parameter Type

function

Value Encoding

float32

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