ocean_mass_content_of_particulate_organic_matter_expressed_as_carbon

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Created: 13 Oct 2016

Proposer: Paul Durack

Proposed Date: 2016-09-28

CMIP6 - OMIP

New standard names for OMIP biogeochemistry and chemistry

Change Date: 13 Oct 2016, 3:09 p.m.

ocean_mass_content_of_particulate_organic_matter_expressed_as_carbon kg m-2 [KMP2]

Change Date: 13 Oct 2016, 3:10 p.m.

ocean_mass_content_of_particulate_organic_matter_expressed_as_carbon kg m-2 [KMP2] P07 id: OVA1CJTZ
"Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. 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.