ocean_mass_content_of_biological_taxon_expressed_as_wet_weight

accepted
Created: 27 May 2026
Proposer: Aurore BIARDEAU
Proposed Date: 2025-05-16
Change Date: 27 May 2026, 12:38 p.m.
mass_content_of_biological_taxon_expressed_as_wet_weight_in_sea_water g m-2 [UGMS] P07 id: 1TKGBACZ
Total biomass or biomass per age group in years (standard birth date January 1) of various fish species as identified by their taxonomic name (e.g. Sardina pilchardus) in gram per m2. "Biological taxon" is a name or other label identifying an organism or a group of organisms as belonging to a unit of classification in a hierarchical taxonomy. There must be an auxiliary coordinate variable with standard name biological_taxon_name to identify the taxon in human readable format and optionally an auxiliary coordinate variable with standard name biological_taxon_identifier to provide a machine-readable identifier. See Section 6.1.2 of the CF convention (version 1.8 or later) for information about biological taxon auxiliary coordinate variables.
Change Date: 27 May 2026, 12:42 p.m.
ocean_mass_content_of_biological_taxon_expressed_as_wet_weight g m-2 [UGMS]
"Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. "Biological taxon" is a name or other label identifying an organism or a group of organisms as belonging to a unit of classification in a hierarchical taxonomy. There must be an auxiliary coordinate variable with standard name biological_taxon_name to identify the taxon in human readable format and optionally an auxiliary coordinate variable with standard name biological_taxon_identifier to provide a machine-readable identifier. See Section 6.1.2 of the CF convention (version 1.8 or later) for information about biological taxon auxiliary coordinate variables. 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.

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