ALPS_WLB_Fluorometry

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Variables
DATE_TIME
  • Label: DATE_TIME
  • Definition: Date and time sample was collected
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI:SS
  • Missing values: None specified
LED 525nm
  • Label: x525
  • Definition: Raw fluorescence value from 525 nm LED
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: relative fluorescence
  • Maximum: -3
  • Minimum: -63
  • Precision: .0001
  • Missing values: None specified
LED 570nm
  • Label: x570
  • Definition: Raw fluorescence value from 570 nm
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: relative fluorescence
  • Maximum: -3
  • Minimum: -63
  • Precision: .0001
  • Missing values: None specified
LED 610nm
  • Label: x610
  • Definition: Raw fluorescence value from 610 nm
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: relative fluorescence
  • Maximum: -3
  • Minimum: -63
  • Precision: .0001
  • Missing values: None specified
LED 370nm
  • Label: x370
  • Definition: Raw fluorescence value from 370 nm LED
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: relative fluorescence
  • Maximum: -3
  • Minimum: -63
  • Precision: .0001
  • Missing values: None specified
LED 590nm
  • Label: x590
  • Definition: Raw fluorescence value from 590 nm LED
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: relative fluorescence
  • Maximum: -3
  • Minimum: -63
  • Precision: .0001
  • Missing values: None specified
LED 470nm
  • Label: x470
  • Definition: Raw fluorescence value from 470 nm LED
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: relative fluorescence
  • Maximum: -3
  • Minimum: -63
  • Precision: .0001
  • Missing values: None specified
TEMPERATURE
  • Label:
  • Definition: Temperature in celsius
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: celsius
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
TRANSMISSION
  • Label:
  • Definition: Total light transmission
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: 100100
  • Minimum: 1
  • Precision: .0001
  • Missing values: None specified
Algal_Group_1
  • Label: algal.1
  • Definition: Calculated concentration of Green Algae (Chlorophyta and Euglenphyta). Pigments: chl-a, chl-b, xantophyll
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microgramsPerLiter
  • Maximum: 10
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values: None specified
Algal_Group_2
  • Label: algal.2
  • Definition: Calculated concentration of Blue Algae (Cyanobacteria). Pigments: pycoerythrin, or picocyanin
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microgramsPerLiter
  • Maximum: 10
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: .01
  • Missing values: None specified
Algal_Group_3
  • Label: algal.3
  • Definition: Calculated concentration of Brown/Mixed Algae (Haptophyta, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Dinophyceae). Pigments: chl-a, chl-c, xanthophyll (often fucoxanthin or peridinin)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microgramsPerLiter
  • Maximum: 10
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: .01
  • Missing values: None specified
Algal_Group_4
  • Label: algal.4
  • Definition: Calculated concentration of Cryptophytes (cryptophyceaea). Pigments: chl-a, phycobilisomes (mainly phycocyanin)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microgramsPerLiter
  • Maximum: 10
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values: None specified
Algal_Group_8
  • Label: algal.8
  • Definition: Calculated concentration of Yellow Substances. Not algae, but chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microgramsPerLiter
  • Maximum: 10
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values: None specified
Chi Squared Statistic
  • Label: chi
  • Definition: Chi Squared of algal group fits
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
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