1.8 CF Standard Names: Litter Mass Content of 14C (litter_mass_content_of_14C)

Record Label : litter_mass_content_of_14C

Record Title : Litter Mass Content of 14C

CF Standard Name : litter_mass_content_of_14C

Record Description : "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. "Litter" is dead plant material in or above the soil. "C" means the element carbon and "14C" is the radioactive isotope "carbon-14", having six protons and eight neutrons and used in radiocarbon dating.

Canonical Units : kg m-2

MIP Variable : Mass of 14C in Litter Pool