Parameter: fluorometric_cdom

Id
PD23
Display Name
CDOM Concentration
Standard Name
Unit
ppb
Fill Value
-9999999
Precision
Parameter Function
flo_cdom
Data Product Identifier
CDOMFLO_L1
Data Product Type
Science Data
Data Level
1
Parameter Function Map

{"counts_dark": "CC_dark_counts_cdom", "scale_factor": "CC_scale_factor_cdom", "counts_output": "PD1143"}

Description

Fluorometric CDOM Concentration is a measure of how much light has been re-emitted (fluoresced) from colored organic compounds found in the colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in seawater. Examples of CDOM include tannins (polyphenols that bind to proteins and other large molecules) or lignins (polymers of phenolic acids) from decaying plant material and byproducts from the decomposition of animals. It accounts for the tea-like color in seawater. CDOM is not particulate, but seawater can contain both CDOM and turbidity.

Parameter Type
function
Value Encoding
float32