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CF Standard Names (copied into data request to facilitate validation, particularly validation of consistency of definition in the CF standard with usage in the data request).
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| canonical_units | kg m-2 |
| description | "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. "Litter" is dead plant material in or above the soil. "C" means the element carbon and "14C" is the radioactive isotope "carbon-14", having six protons and eight neutrons and used in radiocarbon dating. |
| name | litter_mass_content_of_14C |
| uid | 3ba74c4a-8ca2-11ef-944e-41a8eb05f654 |