Change Date: Oct. 13, 2016, 1:59 p.m.

Term: iron_limitation_of_calcareous_phytoplankton

Unit: 1

Unit ref: UUUU

AMIP:

GRIB:

Change Date: Oct. 13, 2016, 1:59 p.m.

Term: iron_limitation_of_calcareous_phytoplankton

Unit: 1

Unit ref: UUUU

AMIP:

GRIB:

Phytoplankton are autotrophic prokaryotic or eukaryotic algae that live near the water surface where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis. "Calcareous phytoplankton" are phytoplankton that produce calcite. Calcite is a mineral that is a polymorph of calcium carbonate. The chemical formula of calcite is CaCO3.

Change Date: Nov. 15, 2016, 12:03 p.m.

Term: iron_growth_limitation_of_calcareous_phytoplankton

Unit: 1

Unit ref: UUUU

AMIP:

GRIB:

Phytoplankton are autotrophic prokaryotic or eukaryotic algae that live near the water surface where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis. "Calcareous phytoplankton" are phytoplankton that produce calcite. Calcite is a mineral that is a polymorph of calcium carbonate. The chemical formula of calcite is CaCO3.

Change Date: Nov. 15, 2016, 12:04 p.m.

Term: iron_growth_limitation_of_calcareous_phytoplankton

Unit: 1

Unit ref: UUUU

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Calcareous phytoplankton" are phytoplankton that produce calcite. Calcite is a mineral that is a polymorph of calcium carbonate. The chemical formula of calcite is CaCO3. Phytoplankton are algae that grow where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis. "Iron growth limitation" means the ratio of the growth rate of a species population in the environment (where there is a finite availability of iron) to the theoretical growth rate if there were no such limit on iron availability.