Finnish Meteorological institute Finnish Environment Institute Cyanobacteria information from the Gulf of Finland

Chlorophyll and other phytoplankton pigments

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Chlorophyll and other phytoplankton pigments, Six months
Optical measurements of water quality using following variables.
  • Chlorophyll fluorescence: amount of phytoplankton in μg Chla /L;
  • Phycoerythrin fluorescence: amount of red coloured algae in relative units;
  • Phycocyanin fluorescence: amount of filamentous cyanobacteria in relative units;
  • CDOM fluorescence: amount of humic materials in units of Quinine Sulphate μg/L;
  • Turbidity: water clarity in units of NTU
Hourly median values given.