Record Label : surface_downward_mass_flux_of_methane_due_to_wetland_biological_consumption
Record Title : Surface Downward Mass Flux of Methane due to Wetland Biological Consumption
CF Standard Name : surface_downward_mass_flux_of_methane_due_to_wetland_biological_consumption
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. The chemical formula for methane is CH4. The mass is the total mass of the molecules. 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. Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season. The precise conditions under which wetlands produce and consume methane can vary between models.
Canonical Units : kg m-2 s-1
MIP Variable : Grid Averaged Methane Consumption (Methanotrophy) from Wetlands