1.3 CMOR Variable: Iron Limitation of Diatoms (limfediat)

Record Label : limfediat

Record Title : Iron Limitation of Diatoms

Record Identifier : baa03c54-e5dd-11e5-8482-ac72891c3257

Link to a record specifying the structure of the variable : str-a098

MIP Variable : limfediat

Deflate: NetCDF compression parameter :

Deflate Level: NetCDF compression parameter :

Shuffle: NetCDF compression parameter :

Indicative priority for this parameter, which is over-ruled by the requestVar priority setting, but provides a reference for organisation of the CMORvariables : 2

Data value type, e.g. float or double : real

Modeling Realm : ocnBgchem

CMOR Directive Positive :

Section of a table : Omon_oth

Link to MIP table record : Omon

The MIP table : Omon

Provenance : Omon ((isd.003))

Provenance Note : Omon_oth

Frequency of Time Steps to be Archived : mon

Row index of entry in source sheet : 122

Description : Diatoms are phytoplankton with an external skeleton made of silica. Phytoplankton are algae that grow where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis. "Iron growth limitation" means the ratio of the growth rate of a species population in the environment (where there is a finite availability of iron) to the theoretical growth rate if there were no such limit on iron availability.

Sub-group of variables in a table : Omon_oth

Request variable (carrying priority and link to group) :