Record Label : minimum_depth_of_calcite_undersaturation_in_sea_water
Record Title : Minimum Depth of Calcite Undersaturation in Sea Water
CF Standard Name : minimum_depth_of_calcite_undersaturation_in_sea_water
Record Description : Depth is the vertical distance below the surface. 'Undersaturation' means that a solution is unsaturated with respect to a solute. Calcite is a mineral that is a polymorph of calcium carbonate. The chemical formula of calcite is CaCO3. Standard names also exist for aragonite, another polymorph of calcium carbonate. The "minimum depth of undersaturation", sometimes called the "saturation horizon", is the shallowest depth at which a body of water is an undersaturated solution of a named solute.
Canonical Units : m
MIP Variable : Calcite Saturation Depth