convert_light: Convert archival tag light to PFD

In sean-rohan/trawllight: Derive apparent optical properties from trawl-mounted light sensors

Convert archival tag light to PFD

Description

convert_light converts light measurements from relative units recorded by a Wildlife Computers TDR-Mk9 archival tag equipped with a Hamatsu S2387 silicone photodiode to quantum units based on the equation of Kotwicki et al. (2009), or blue light intensity reported by Wildlife Computers.

Usage

convert_light(x, convert.method = "kotwicki")

Arguments

x	Archival tag light measurement in relative units (~25-225)
convert.method	Character vector indicating which method to use. Options: kotwicki, wc. Default: kotwicki

Author(s)

Sean Rohan [e-mail]

References

Kotwicki, S., Robertis, A., von Szalay, P., and Towler, R. 2009. The effect of light intensity on the availability of walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) to bottom trawl and acoustic surveys. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 66(6): 983–994. doi:10.1139/f09-055.

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