1.8 CF Standard Names: Tendency of Troposphere Moles of Methane (tendency_of_troposphere_moles_of_methane)

Record Label : tendency_of_troposphere_moles_of_methane

Record Title : Tendency of Troposphere Moles of Methane

CF Standard Name : tendency_of_troposphere_moles_of_methane

Record Description : "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "troposphere_moles_of_X" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of 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