Parameter: PIC_flux

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 flux_PIC_mass
Short Description:
 particulate inorganic carbon flux in seawater
Official Name:
 mass flux PIC
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Mass flux PIC: The mass of particulate inorganic carbon passing through unit area of the water column per unit time. Particulate inorganic carbon is carbon bound in molecules ionically that may be liberated from the particles as carbon dioxide by acidification.

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