mole_content_of_calcite_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_floor_sediment mol m-2 [MLM2] "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area.
The surface called "sea floor" means the lower boundary of the ocean. "Sea floor sediment" is sediment deposited at the sea bed.
Change Date: 3 Nov 2026, 8:11 a.m.
mole_content_of_calcite_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_floor_sediment mol m-2 [MLM2] "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. Calcite is a mineral that is a polymorph of calcium carbonate. The chemical formula of calcite is CaCO3. Standard names also exist for aragonite, another polymorph of calcium carbonate. 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 surface called "sea floor" means the lower boundary of the ocean. "Sea floor sediment" is sediment deposited at the sea bed.