surface_mole_concentration_of_calcareous_phytoplankton_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
rejectedCreated: Oct. 12, 2016
Proposer: Paul Durack
Proposed Date: 2016-09-28
CMIP6 - OMIP
Added to rejected list following agreement to use existing name mole_concentration_of_calcareous_phytoplankton_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
Change Date: Oct. 12, 2016, 12:02 p.m.
Term: surface_mole_concentration_of_calcareous_phytoplankton_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
Unit: mol m-3
Unit ref: MLM3
AMIP:
GRIB:
Change Date: Oct. 12, 2016, 12:05 p.m.
Term: surface_mole_concentration_of_calcareous_phytoplankton_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
Unit: mol m-3
Unit ref: MLM3
AMIP:
GRIB:
The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. Mole concentration means number of moles per unit volume, also called "molarity", and is used in the construction "mole_concentration_of_X_in_Y", where X is a material constituent of Y. A chemical or biological species denoted by X may be described by a single term such as "nitrogen" or a phrase such as "nox_expressed_as_nitrogen". The phrase "expressed_as" is used in the construction A_expressed_as_B, where B is a chemical constituent of A. It means that the quantity indicated by the standard name is calculated solely with respect to the B contained in A, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A. "Calcareous phytoplankton" are phytoplankton that produce calcite. Phytoplankton are autotrophic prokaryotic or eukaryotic algae that live near the water surface where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis. Calcite is a mineral that is a polymorph of calcium carbonate. The chemical formula of calcite is CaCO3.