Record Label : surface_downward_mass_flux_of_carbon_dioxide_abiotic_analogue_expressed_as_carbon
Record Title : Surface Downward Mass Flux of Carbon Dioxide Abiotic Analogue Expressed As Carbon
CF Standard Name : surface_downward_mass_flux_of_carbon_dioxide_abiotic_analogue_expressed_as_carbon
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. The chemical formula for carbon dioxide is CO2.
Canonical Units : kg m-2 s-1
MIP Variable : Surface Downward Mass Flux of Carbon as Abiotic CO2 [kgC m-2 s-1]