1.8 CF Standard Names: Mass Concentration of Methane in Air (mass_concentration_of_methane_in_air)

Record Label : mass_concentration_of_methane_in_air

Record Title : Mass Concentration of Methane in Air

CF Standard Name : mass_concentration_of_methane_in_air

Record Description : Mass concentration means mass per unit volume and is used in the construction mass_concentration_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 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-3