Parameter: absorption coefficient

Short Description: absorption coefficient
Short Name: absorption_coefficient
Official Name: absorption coefficient
Units: 1/m
No Data Value: nd

Description

The fraction of incident flux which is absorbed, divided by the thickness of the medium layer.


DatasetPI-Supplied DescriptionPI-Supplied Name
Absorption coefficients and fluorescence measurements from CTD bottle samples collected during the R/V Kilo Moana cruise KM1427 in the North Pacific Ocean in December of 2014absorption coefficient at 280 nm a280
Absorption coefficients and fluorescence measurements from CTD bottle samples collected during the R/V Kilo Moana cruise KM1427 in the North Pacific Ocean in December of 2014absorption coefficient at 350 nm a350
Absorption coefficients and fluorescence measurements from CTD bottle samples collected during the R/V Kilo Moana cruise KM1427 in the North Pacific Ocean in December of 2014specific absorption coefficient at 280 nm sp_a280
Absorption coefficients and fluorescence measurements from CTD bottle samples collected during the R/V Kilo Moana cruise KM1427 in the North Pacific Ocean in December of 2014specific absorption coefficient at 280 nm sp_a350
Chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) from two microcosm incubation experiments conducted under three light treatments using water originating from West Bay of the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina USA in 2021 and 2022Absorption coefficient absp_coef
DEPRECATED: Optical properties of Orbicella faveoalta fragments (chl-a, Symbiodinium density, absorbance, and absorbance efficiency) from Rosaria and Varadero reef sites, Colombia, 2016 and 2017 (Varadero Reef project)the specific absorption coefficient per symbiont (absorption of symbiont * m2 cell-1) absorp_coeff_aSymb
DEPRECATED: Optical properties of Orbicella faveoalta fragments (chl-a, Symbiodinium density, absorbance, and absorbance efficiency) from Rosaria and Varadero reef sites, Colombia, 2016 and 2017 (Varadero Reef project)the specific absorption coefficient (a*) per unit of pigment absorp_coeff_pigm_unit
Absorption coefficients of colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) along US GEOTRACES North Atlantic Transect from the R/V Knorr KN199-04 cruise in the subtropical N. Atlantic in 2010 (U.S. GEOTRACES NAT project)Coefficient of absorption at the given wavelength as defined by: ag([lambda]) = 2.303A([lambda])/L, where A([lambda]) is the absorbance at wavelength [lambda] and L is the pathlength in meters. absp_coef
Spectral absorption coefficients of phytoplankton along US GEOTRACES North Atlantic Transect from the R/V Knorr KN199-04 cruise in the subtropical N. Atlantic in 2010 (U.S. GEOTRACES NAT project)Detrital absorption coefficienct (null correction included). ad_1
Spectral absorption coefficients of phytoplankton along US GEOTRACES North Atlantic Transect from the R/V Knorr KN199-04 cruise in the subtropical N. Atlantic in 2010 (U.S. GEOTRACES NAT project)Detrital absorption coeffient (null correction included). ad_2
Spectral absorption coefficients of phytoplankton along US GEOTRACES North Atlantic Transect from the R/V Knorr KN199-04 cruise in the subtropical N. Atlantic in 2010 (U.S. GEOTRACES NAT project)Phytoplankton absorption coefficient (Aph = Ap - Ad). aph_1
Spectral absorption coefficients of phytoplankton along US GEOTRACES North Atlantic Transect from the R/V Knorr KN199-04 cruise in the subtropical N. Atlantic in 2010 (U.S. GEOTRACES NAT project)Phytoplankton absorption coefficient (Aph = Ap - Ad). aph_2
Spectral absorption coefficients of phytoplankton along US GEOTRACES North Atlantic Transect from the R/V Knorr KN199-04 cruise in the subtropical N. Atlantic in 2010 (U.S. GEOTRACES NAT project)Total particulate absorption coeffient (null correction included). ap_1
Spectral absorption coefficients of phytoplankton along US GEOTRACES North Atlantic Transect from the R/V Knorr KN199-04 cruise in the subtropical N. Atlantic in 2010 (U.S. GEOTRACES NAT project)Total particulate absorption coeffient (null correction included). ap_2
Water geochemistry from surface samples collected along the Neuse River, Neuse River Estuary, and Pamlico Sound in North Carolina between October and December 2016, following the passage of Hurricane MatthewAbsorbance coefficent of sample at 254 nanometers CDOM
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter data from incubation experimentsCDOM absorbance at 250 nm abs_250
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter data from incubation experimentsCDOM absorbance at 254 nm abs_254
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter data from incubation experimentsCDOM absorbance at 350 nm abs_350
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter data from incubation experimentsCDOM absorbance at 365 nm abs_365
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter data from incubation experimentsCDOM absorbance at 412 nm abs_412
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter data from incubation experimentsCDOM absorbance at 440 nm abs_440
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter data from incubation experimentsAbsorbance ratio; absorbance at 250/365 abs_ratio_250_365
An ocean productivity database using consistent, globally-acquired data from in situ primary productivity based on 14C assimilation, and including ancillary data, 1985-2008absorption by phytoplankton weighted by in situ irradiance aphiw_pig
An ocean productivity database using consistent, globally-acquired data from in situ primary productivity based on 14C assimilation, and including ancillary data, 1985-2008absorption by phytoplankton at 440nm aphi_440
An ocean productivity database using consistent, globally-acquired data from in situ primary productivity based on 14C assimilation, and including ancillary data, 1985-2008absorption by phytoplankton averaged over 400-700 nm; using the filterpad technique aphi_fpt
An ocean productivity database using consistent, globally-acquired data from in situ primary productivity based on 14C assimilation, and including ancillary data, 1985-2008absorption by phytoplankton averaged over 400-700 nm aph_pig_m_1
Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter Napierian Absorption Coefficients for Open Ocean Blue Water Samples from the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre from R/V Atlantic Explorer AE1707, AE1829, AE1820, AE1905 at Bermuda Atlantic Time Series Stations (BATS) fChromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) Naperian absorption coefficients (ag) CDOM_absorption_a_g
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and base-extracted particulate organic matter (BEPOM) collected from a plankton senescence experiment from water samples offshore of North CarolinaBEPOM absorption coefficient at 254 nm bepom_a254
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and base-extracted particulate organic matter (BEPOM) collected from a plankton senescence experiment from water samples offshore of North CarolinaBEPOM absorption coefficient at 300 nm bepom_a300
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and base-extracted particulate organic matter (BEPOM) collected from a plankton senescence experiment from water samples offshore of North CarolinaBEPOM absorption coefficient at 320 nm bepom_a320
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and base-extracted particulate organic matter (BEPOM) collected from a plankton senescence experiment from water samples offshore of North CarolinaSlope of BEPOM absorption from 275 to 295 nm bepom_S275_295
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and base-extracted particulate organic matter (BEPOM) collected from a plankton senescence experiment from water samples offshore of North CarolinaSlope of BEPOM absorption from 350 to 400 nm bepom_S350_400
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and base-extracted particulate organic matter (BEPOM) collected from a plankton senescence experiment from water samples offshore of North CarolinaSlope of BEPOM absorption from 300 to 650 nm bepom_slope
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and base-extracted particulate organic matter (BEPOM) collected from a plankton senescence experiment from water samples offshore of North CarolinaDOM absorption coefficient at 254 nm dom_a254
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and base-extracted particulate organic matter (BEPOM) collected from a plankton senescence experiment from water samples offshore of North CarolinaDOM absorption coefficient at 300 nm dom_a300
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and base-extracted particulate organic matter (BEPOM) collected from a plankton senescence experiment from water samples offshore of North CarolinaDOM absorption coefficient at 320 nm dom_a320
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and base-extracted particulate organic matter (BEPOM) collected from a plankton senescence experiment from water samples offshore of North CarolinaSlope of DOM absorption from 275 to 295 nm dom_S275_295
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and base-extracted particulate organic matter (BEPOM) collected from a plankton senescence experiment from water samples offshore of North CarolinaSlope of DOM absorption from 350 to 400 nm dom_S350_400
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and base-extracted particulate organic matter (BEPOM) collected from a plankton senescence experiment from water samples offshore of North CarolinaSlope of DOM absorption from 300 to 650 nm dom_slope
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter from San Francisco Bay transectsCDOM absorbance at 250 nm abs_250
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter from San Francisco Bay transectsCDOM absorbance at 254 nm abs_254
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter from San Francisco Bay transectsCDOM absorbance at 350 nm abs_350
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter from San Francisco Bay transectsCDOM absorbance at 365 nm abs_365
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter from San Francisco Bay transectsCDOM absorbance at 412 nm abs_412
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter from San Francisco Bay transectsCDOM absorbance at 440 nm abs_440
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter from San Francisco Bay transectsAbsorbance ratio; absorbance at 250/365 abs_ratio_250_365
Vascular plant and microbial biomarkers of dissolved organic matter from San Francisco Bay transectsSpecific UV absorbance at 254 nm SUVA254