Record Label : surface_downward_mass_flux_of_13C_dioxide_abiotic_analogue_expressed_as_13C
Record Title : Surface Downward Mass Flux of 13C Dioxide Abiotic Analogue Expressed As 13C
CF Standard Name : surface_downward_mass_flux_of_13C_dioxide_abiotic_analogue_expressed_as_13C
Record Description : The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "Downward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. In ocean biogeochemistry models, an "abiotic analogue" is used to simulate the effect on a modelled variable when biological effects on ocean carbon concentration and alkalinity are ignored. The phrase "expressed_as" is used in the construction A_expressed_as_B, where B is a chemical constituent of A. It means that the quantity indicated by the standard name is calculated solely with respect to the B contained in A, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A. "C" means the element carbon and "13C" is the stable isotope "carbon-13", having six protons and seven neutrons.
Canonical Units : kg m-2 s-1
MIP Variable : Surface Downward Mass Flux of Carbon-13 as 13CO2 [kgC m-2 s-1]