isotope_ratio_of_18O_to_16O_in_sea_water_excluding_solutes_and_solids
The phrase "ratio_of_X_to_Y" means X/Y. The phrase "isotope_ratio" is used in the construction isotope_ratio_of_A_to_B where A and B are both named isotopes. It means the ratio of the number of atoms of A to the number of atoms of B present within a medium. "O" means the element "oxygen" and "18O" is the stable isotope "oxygen-18". "16O" is the stable isotope "oxygen-16". The phrase "in_sea_water_excluding_solutes_and_solids" means that the standard name refers to the composition of the sea water medium itself and does not include material that may be dissolved or suspended in the medium.
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Proposls with this term version:
Proposal: Martin Juckes [PMIP Standard names: isotopic fluxes, ma]
Proposal: Martin Juckes [PMIP Standard names: isotopic fluxes, ma]
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