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Primary Productivity Experiment



Primary Productivity in the James River near Hopewell 9 Nov 2000
Depth m Initial DO ppm Light DO ppm Dark DO ppm Gross Productivity ppm Net Productivity ppm Respiration ppm mg C fix/L % Sat   C initial
Excel c_-d_ b_-e_ b_-d_ f_*0.698*0.536 nomograph
0 5.1 5.0 5.0 0 5.1 0.1 1.91
1 3.6 11.2 5.3 2.9 0.7 -1.7 0.26
2 5.1 8.3 5.3 6.0 -0.9 -0.2 -0.34
4 4.6 7.6 6.5 1.1 3.5 -1.9 1.31

Primary Productivity in the James River near Hopewell 16 Oct 1999

Depth m Initial DO ppm Light DO ppm Dark DO ppm Gross Productivity ppm Net Productivity ppm Respiration ppm mg C fix/L % Sat   C initial
Excel c_-d_ b_-e_ b_-d_ f_*0.698*0.536 nomograph
0.5 2.7 3 2 1 1.7 0.7 0.64 27
1 2.23 2.5 1.85 0.65 1.52 0.38 0.59 22
1.5 2.25 1.9 1.85 0.05 2.2 0.4 1.82 22.5
2 1.19 2.1 1.8 0.3 0.89 -0.61 0.33 12
9 1.18 3 1.9 1.1 0.08 -0.72 0.02 11