Record Label : concdust
Record Title : Concentration of Dust
CF Standard Name : mass_concentration_of_dust_dry_aerosol_particles_in_air
Units of Measure : kg m-3
Record Description : Mass concentration means mass per unit volume and is used in the construction mass_concentration_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. A chemical species denoted by X may be described by a single term such as "nitrogen" or a phrase such as "nox_expressed_as_nitrogen". "Aerosol" means the system of suspended liquid or solid particles in air (except cloud droplets) and their carrier gas, the air itself. Aerosol particles take up ambient water (a process known as hygroscopic growth) depending on the relative humidity and the composition of the particles. "Dry aerosol particles" means aerosol particles without any water uptake.
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Notes on Provenance of Variable Specifications : CMIP5_aero
Record Identifier : a9e338f2-0a1b-85e4-758c-5b3cb0ad961c
MIP Defining this Variable : CMIP5
Link to Units section : kgpm3
CMOR Variable : Concentration of Dust