https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 23.6 2026-03-19T10:41:57.720Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/instruments/78090906-ba69-42f4-97a0-c770556e236e FLOW CYTOMETRY 'Cytometry refers to the measurement of physical and/or chemicalcharacteristics of cells, or, by extension, of other biological particles. FlowCytometry is a process in which such measurements are made while the cells orparticles pass, preferably in single file, through the measuring apparatus in afluid stream. Flow Sorting extends flow cytometry by using electrical ormechanical means to divert and collect cells with one or more measuredcharacteristics falling within a range or ranges of values set by the user.'This definition for Flow Cytometry is adapted from the third edition of: HowardShapiro: 'Practical Flow Cytometry'. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York.