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Parameter: Nitrate_flux

Dataset: 
BASIN 2019 Benthic Fluxes
Parameter: 
Nitrate
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 NO3
Short Description:
 Nitrate
Official Name:
 NO3
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Nitrate concentration in the water column

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Nitrate_flux
Supplied Units: 
millimoles per square meter per day (mmol m-2 d-1)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Nitrate (NO3-) flux. Positive fluxes represent fluxes from the sediment into the water column. Negative fluxes represent fluxes from the water column into the sediment.