sinking_mass_flux_of_particulate_organic_matter_in_sea_water

rejected

Created: Oct. 15, 2013

Proposer: Matthias Lankhorst

Proposed Date: 2013-10-09

Mailing list discussion did not reach conclusion - discussion suspended.

standard names for sediment trap data

Change Date: Oct. 15, 2013, 1:41 p.m.

Term: sinking_mass_flux_of_particulate_organic_matter_in_sea_water

Unit: kg m-2 s-1

Unit ref: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P061/current/KSP2

AMIP:

GRIB:

Organic mass understood as dry mass, i.e. weighed after water has evaporated.

Change Date: Dec. 3, 2015, 3:14 p.m.

Term: sinking_mass_flux_of_particulate_organic_matter_in_sea_water

Unit: kg m-2 s-1

Unit ref: KSP2

AMIP:

GRIB:

In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. "Sinking" is the gravitational settling of particulate matter suspended in a liquid. A sinking flux is positive downwards and is calculated relative to the movement of the surrounding fluid. Sinking mass flux is understood as dry mass, i.e. weighed after water has evaporated.