1.8 CF Standard Names: Tendency of Atmosphere Moles of Methane (tendency_of_atmosphere_moles_of_methane)

Record Label : tendency_of_atmosphere_moles_of_methane

Record Title : Tendency of Atmosphere Moles of Methane

CF Standard Name : tendency_of_atmosphere_moles_of_methane

Record Description : The phrase "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "atmosphere_moles_of_X" means the total number of moles of X in the entire atmosphere,i.e. summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula for methane is CH4. Methane is a member of the group of hydrocarbons known as alkanes. There are standard names for the alkane group as well as for some of the individual species.

Canonical Units : mol s-1