1.8 CF Standard Names: Atmosphere Mass Content of Nitrate Radical (atmosphere_mass_content_of_nitrate_radical)

Record Label : atmosphere_mass_content_of_nitrate_radical

Record Title : Atmosphere Mass Content of Nitrate Radical

CF Standard Name : atmosphere_mass_content_of_nitrate_radical

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 nitrate is NO3. In chemistry, a "radical" is a highly reactive, and therefore short lived, species.

Canonical Units : kg m-2