Record Label : mass_flux_of_carbon_into_litter_from_vegetation_due_to_mortality
Record Title : Mass Flux of Carbon Into Litter from Vegetation due to Mortality
CF Standard Name : mass_flux_of_carbon_into_litter_from_vegetation_due_to_mortality
Record Description : In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. "Vegetation" means any living plants e.g. trees, shrubs, grass. "Litter" is dead plant material in or above the soil. The specification of a physical process by the phrase "due_to_" process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase. The term "mortality" means the loss of living biomass due to plant death. It refers to the death of the whole plant, not only the leaves.
Canonical Units : kg m-2 s-1
MIP Variable : Total Carbon Mass Flux from Vegetation to Litter as a Result of Mortality