1.8 CF Standard Names: Litter Mass Content of Carbon (litter_mass_content_of_carbon)

Record Label : litter_mass_content_of_carbon

Record Title : Litter Mass Content of Carbon

CF Standard Name : litter_mass_content_of_carbon

Record Description : "Litter" is dead plant material in or above the soil. It is distinct from coarse wood debris. The precise distinction between "fine" and "coarse" is model dependent. "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The sum of the quantities with standard names surface_litter_mass_content_of_carbon and subsurface_litter_mass_content_of_carbon has the standard name litter_mass_content_of_carbon.

Canonical Units : kg m-2

MIP Variable :