sinking_mole_flux_at_sea_floor_of_particulate_iron_in_sea_water

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Created: 23 Mar 2026

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Change Date: 23 Mar 2026, 10:40 a.m.

sinking_mole_flux_at_sea_floor_of_particulate_iron_in_sea_water mol m-2 s-1 [M2MS] P07 id: YHX681W6
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 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. Iron means iron in all chemical forms, commonly referred to as "total iron". Particulate iron means iron which is solid or which is bound to solid particles that does not pass through a reference filter pore size, including insoluble Fe(III).

Change Date: 23 Mar 2026, 10:42 a.m.

sinking_mole_flux_at_sea_floor_of_particulate_iron_in_sea_water mol m-2 s-1 [M2MS] P07 id: YHX681W6
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. Iron means iron in all chemical forms, commonly referred to as "total iron". Particulate iron means iron which is solid or which is bound to solid particles that does not pass through a reference filter pore size, including insoluble Fe(III).