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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION

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PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION  

DEFINITION

  • Photosynthetically Active Radiation is the light in the whole wavelength band from 400 nm (deep violet) to 700 nm (dark red) used by plants in photosynthesis.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2016-06-15 08:45:15.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add narrower relation (PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION [db69ecb1-0738-4d82-943f-ae92093f500d,84869] - FRACTION OF ABSORBED PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION (FAPAR) [6079e5e4-4dee-4b32-aaa8-ae3231bcbadb,188275]);
  • 2016-06-15 08:46:28.0 [gee-cee] update Definition (Photosynthetically Active Radiation is the light in the whole wavelength band from 400 nm (deep violet) to 700 nm (dark red) used by plants in photosynthesis.); update Definition (Open University. 1989. Seawater: Its Composition, Properties and Behavior. Pergamon Press. England. );

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/db69ecb1-0738-4d82-943f-ae92093f500d

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