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Parameter: Calc_rate_CaCO3_surf

Dataset: 
Comeau 2014 PRSB: calcification and chemistry
Parameter: 
calcification
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 calcification
Short Description:
 calcification
Official Name:
 calcification
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Accumulation of calcium salts including calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in various forms (e.g. aragonite, calcite).  Can be a measured amount, percent of organism, or rate of accumulation.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Calc_rate_CaCO3_surf
Supplied Units: 
mg/cm2/day
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Calcification rate of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) normalized by surface. Buoyant weighing technique (Davies, 1989).