cf_standard_names record: 3ba80ffd-8ca2-11ef-944e-41a8eb05f654 (v1.2)

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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).



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canonical_unitskg m-2
description"Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The phrase "expressed_as" is used in the construction A_expressed_as_B, where B is a chemical constituent of A. It means that the quantity indicated by the standard name is calculated solely with respect to the B contained in A, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A.
nameocean_mass_content_of_particulate_organic_matter_expressed_as_carbon
uid3ba80ffd-8ca2-11ef-944e-41a8eb05f654

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