tendency_of_mole_concentration_of_dissolved_organic_carbon_in_sea_water_due_to_excretion_by_nanophytoplankton The change in the mole concentration of dissolved organic carbon in sea water caused by the excretion (exudation) of dissolved organic carbon by nanophytoplankton.
Change Date: 22 Oct 2026, 9:37 a.m.
tendency_of_mole_concentration_of_dissolved_organic_carbon_in_sea_water_due_to_excretion_by_nanophytoplankton mol m-3 s-1 [MM3S] The change in the mole concentration of dissolved organic carbon in sea water caused by the excretion (exudation) of dissolved organic carbon by nanophytoplankton.
The phrase "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Mole concentration" means number of moles per unit volume, also called "molarity", and is used in the construction "mole_concentration_of_X_in_Y", where X is a material constituent of Y. A chemical species or biological group denoted by X may be described by a single term such as "nitrogen" or a phrase such as "nox_expressed_as_nitrogen". "Organic carbon" describes a family of chemical species and is the term used in standard names for all species belonging to the family that are represented within a given model. The list of individual species that are included in a quantity having a group chemical standard name can vary between models. Where possible, the data variable should be accompanied by a complete description of the species represented, for example, by using a comment attribute.
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.
Nanophytoplankton are phytoplankton in the size range 2 – 20 micrometers. Phytoplankton are algae that grow where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis.