surface_mole_concentration_of_diazotrophs_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
rejected
Created: 12 Oct 2016
Proposer: Paul Durack
Proposed Date: 2016-09-28
CMIP6 - OMIP
Added to rejected list following agreement to use existing name mole_concentration_of_diazotrophs_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water
Change Date: 12 Oct 2016, 1 p.m.
surface_mole_concentration_of_diazotrophs_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water mol m-3 [MLM3]
Change Date: 12 Oct 2016, 1:01 p.m.
surface_mole_concentration_of_diazotrophs_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water mol m-3 [MLM3] 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. In ocean modelling, diazotrophs are phytoplankton of the phylum cyanobacteria distinct from other phytoplankton groups in their ability to fix nitrogen gas in addition to nitrate and ammonium. Phytoplankton are autotrophic prokaryotic or eukaryotic algae that live near the water surface where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis.