Record Label : tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_elemental_nitrogen_due_to_fixation
Record Title : Tendency of Ocean Mole Content of Elemental Nitrogen due to Fixation
CF Standard Name : tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_elemental_nitrogen_due_to_fixation
Record Description : The phrase "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "ocean content" of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the bottom of the ocean. 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. "Nitrogen fixation" means the production of ammonia from nitrogen gas. Organisms that fix nitrogen are termed "diazotrophs". Diazotrophic phytoplankton can fix atmospheric nitrogen, thus increasing the content of nitrogen in the ocean.
Canonical Units : mol m-2 s-1
MIP Variable : Nitrogen Fixation Rate in Ocean