mass_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
completeCreated: Dec. 5, 2018
Proposer: Alison Pamment
Proposed Date: 2018-12-05
Simplify definition of 'phytoplankton' for consistency with names introduced for CMIP6. Correct several typos in definition (missing/extra white-space, inconsistent use of single and double quotes, etc).
Change Date: Dec. 5, 2018, 5:37 p.m.
Term: mass_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
Unit: kg m-3
Unit ref:
AMIP:
GRIB:
Mass concentration means mass per unit volume and is used in the construction mass_concentration_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. A chemical 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. Diatoms are single-celled phytoplankton with an external skeleton made of silica. Phytoplankton are autotrophic prokaryotic or eukaryotic algae that live near the water surface where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis.
Change Date: Dec. 5, 2018, 5:38 p.m.
Term: mass_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
Unit: kg m-3
Unit ref: UKMC
AMIP:
GRIB:
Mass concentration means mass per unit volume and is used in the construction mass_concentration_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. A chemical 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. Diatoms are single-celled phytoplankton with an external skeleton made of silica. Phytoplankton are algae that grow where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis.
Change Date: Dec. 5, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Term: mass_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
Unit: kg m-3
Unit ref: UKMC
AMIP:
GRIB:
Mass concentration means mass per unit volume and is used in the construction mass_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. Diatoms are single-celled phytoplankton with an external skeleton made of silica. Phytoplankton are algae that grow where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis.