1.8 CF Standard Names: Atmosphere Mass Content of Ethane (atmosphere_mass_content_of_ethane)

Record Label : atmosphere_mass_content_of_ethane

Record Title : Atmosphere Mass Content of Ethane

CF Standard Name : atmosphere_mass_content_of_ethane

Record Description : "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "atmosphere content" of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, standard names including content_of_atmosphere_layer are used. The chemical formula for ethane is C2H6. Ethane is a member of the group of hydrocarbons known as alkanes. There are standard names for the alkane group as well as for some of the individual species.

Canonical Units : kg m-2