Is there by any chance a more quantitative specification of "the photosynthetically active radiation spectral region" that could be a part of the definition?
John On May 1, 2015, at 08:42, Philip Jones - NOAA Affiliate <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I am sending this request on behalf of Martin Claverie (copied). Please > address all questions to him. > > Thank you, > Phil > > -- > I am proposing the following standard name for Fraction of Absorbed > Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR), which is a GCOS Essential > Climate Variable (ECV). > > standard name: > fraction_of_absorbed_photosynthetically_active_radiation > > definition: > The fraction of incoming solar radiation in the photosynthetically active > radiation spectral region that is absorbed by a vegetation canopy. > > canonical units: > 1 > > Regards, > > Martin Claverie > > -- > Philip R. Jones > Team ERT/STG - Federal Government Contractor > NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) > Veach-Baley Federal Building > 151 Patton Ave. > Asheville, NC 28801-5001 USA > [email protected] > Phone: +1 828-271-4472 > > Connect with us on Facebook for climate and ocean and geophysics information, > and follow us on Twitter at @NOAANCEIclimate and @NOAANCEIocngeo. > _______________________________________________ > CF-metadata mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
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