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Parameter: TOU

Dataset: 
Benthic flux data Gulf of Mexico shelf
Parameter: 
Total Oxygen Utilization
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 TOU
Short Description:
 Total Oxygen Utilization
Official Name:
 Total Oxygen Utilization
No Data Value:
Description:
 

TOU or Total Oxygen Utilization (aka Total Oxygen Uptake) is the overall rate at which oxygen is consumed within a sediment layer including microbial activity and respiration of large benthic fauna.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
TOU
Supplied Units: 
millimoles per square meter per day (mmol/m2/day)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
total oxygen utilization