ctd_beta700_raw

Properties

dimensions:

N_PROF, N_LEVELS

dtype:

float64

Default Attributes

Attribute	Value
whp_name	CTDBETA700
whp_unit	VOLTS
units	volts
C_format	%9.4f
C_format_source	database

Description

Volume scattering function at 700nm with a centroid angle of 142 degrees.

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 function (Beta) it is NOT the backscattering coefficient due to particles commonly called Bbp