1.8 CF Standard Names: Atmosphere Mass Content of Methane (atmosphere_mass_content_of_methane)

Record Label : atmosphere_mass_content_of_methane

Record Title : Atmosphere Mass Content of Methane

CF Standard Name : atmosphere_mass_content_of_methane

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 methane is CH4. Methane 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