mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
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Created: 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, 5:51 p.m.
Term: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
Unit: mol m-3
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 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 in terms of B alone, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A.
Change Date: Dec. 5, 2018, 5:54 p.m.
Term: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
Unit: mol m-3
Unit ref: MLM3
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GRIB:
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 in terms of B alone, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A. Diatoms are phytoplankton with an external skeleton made of silica. Phytoplankton are algae that grow where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis.