1. Parameters
2. parad_m_par

Parameter: parad_m_par

Id

PD7986

Display Name

Photosynthetically Active Radiation

Standard Name

downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_sea_water

Unit

µmol photons m-2 s-1

Fill Value

Precision

Parameter Function

scale_it

Data Product Identifier

OPTPARW_L1

Data Product Type

Science Data

Data Level

1

Parameter Function Map

{"scaler": "CC_bsipar_par_scaling", "value": "PD1470"}

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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