sinking_mole_flux_at_sea_floor_of_particulate_silicon_in_sea_water

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Created: 23 Mar 2026

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Change Date: 23 Mar 2026, 10:47 a.m.

sinking_mole_flux_at_sea_floor_of_particulate_silicon_in_sea_water mol m-2 s-1 [M2MS] P07 id: 2KTWMQUM
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. Particulate silicon means the sum of all organic (biogenic) and inorganic silicon that does not pass through a reference filter pore size.

Change Date: 23 Mar 2026, 10:47 a.m.

sinking_mole_flux_at_sea_floor_of_particulate_silicon_in_sea_water mol m-2 s-1 [M2MS] P07 id: 2KTWMQUM
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. Particulate silicon means the sum of all organic (biogenic) and inorganic silicon that does not pass through a reference filter pore size.