Change Date: 22 Mar 2017, 12:45 p.m.
tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_organic_carbon_due_to_sedimentation mol m-2 s-1 [M2MS] "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The specification of a physical process by the phrase "due_to_" process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase. Runoff is the liquid water which drains from land. If not specified, "runoff" refers to the sum of surface runoff and subsurface drainage. "Sedimentation" is the sinking of particulate matter to the floor of a body of water.