1.8 CF Standard Names: Mass Concentration of Volcanic Ash in Air (mass_concentration_of_volcanic_ash_in_air)

Record Label : mass_concentration_of_volcanic_ash_in_air

Record Title : Mass Concentration of Volcanic Ash in Air

CF Standard Name : mass_concentration_of_volcanic_ash_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. "Volcanic ash" means the fine-grained products of explosive volcanic eruptions, such as minerals or crystals, older fragmented rock (e.g. andesite) and glass. Particles within a volcanic ash cloud have diameters less than 2 mm. "Volcanic ash" does not include non-volcanic dust.

Canonical Units : kg m-3