1.8 CF Standard Names: Apparent Oxygen Utilization (apparent_oxygen_utilization)

Record Label : apparent_oxygen_utilization

Record Title : Apparent Oxygen Utilization

CF Standard Name : apparent_oxygen_utilization

Record Description : Apparent Oxygen Utilization (AOU) is the difference between measured dissolved oxygen concentration in water, and the equilibrium saturation concentration of dissolved oxygen in water with the same physical and chemical properties. Reference: Broecker, W. S. and T. H. Peng (1982), Tracers in the Sea, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, N. Y.

Canonical Units : mol kg-1