`ctd_bbp700`¶

Properties¶

dimensions:: N_PROF, N_LEVELS
dtype:: float64

Default Attributes¶

Attribute	Value
`whp_name`	`CTDBBP700`
`whp_unit`	`/METER`
`units`	`m^-1`
`C_format`	`%9.4f`
`C_format_source`	`database`

Description¶

Volume scattering coefficient due to particles at 700nm.

Boss, E.B. and N. Haëntjens, 2016. Primer regarding measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence and the backscattering coefficient with WETLabs FLBB on profiling floats. SOCCOM Tech. Rep. 2016-1. https://soccom.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf5341/files/documents/SOCCOM_2016-1_Bio-optics-primer.pdf

Warning

This paramter is the bacscattering coefficient due to particles (Bbp) it is NOT the backscattering function called Beta