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Parameter: Carbon_flux

Dataset: 
HOT Particle Flux
Parameter: 
mass flux of total carbon
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 flux_C_mass
Short Description:
 mass flux of total carbon
Official Name:
 mass flux C
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Mass flux C:  The mass of total carbon (i.e. carbon in any chemical form) passing through unit area of the water column per unit time.

If the flux is Organic Carbon, use 'flux_POC_mass' instead (https://www.bco-dmo.org/parameter/894802)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Carbon_flux
Supplied Units: 
milligrams per square meter per day (mg/m^2/d)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Carbon flux