Record Label : dry_atmosphere_mole_fraction_of_carbon_dioxide
Record Title : Dry Atmosphere Mole Fraction of Carbon Dioxide
CF Standard Name : dry_atmosphere_mole_fraction_of_carbon_dioxide
Record Description : Mole fraction is used in the construction "mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y", where X is a material constituent of Y. A chemical species denoted by X may be described by a single term such as "nitrogen" or a phrase such as "nox_expressed_as_nitrogen". The construction "dry_atmosphere_mole_fraction" means that the quantity refers to the whole atmospheric column and is calculated as the total number of particles of X in the column divided by the number of dry air particles in the same column, i.e. the effect of water vapor is excluded. For localized values within the atmospheric medium, standard names including "in_air" are used. The chemical formula for carbon dioxide is CO2.
Canonical Units : 1