tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_carbon_dioxide_expressed_as_carbon kg m-2 s-1
Change Date: 17 Apr 2026, 2:36 p.m.
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_carbon_dioxide_expressed_as_carbon kg m-2 s-1 [KSP2] The phrase "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "atmosphere content" of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, standard names including "content_of_atmosphere_layer" are used. 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. The chemical formula for carbon dioxide is CO2.