Re: [CF-metadata] New standard_names for ocean biogeochemistry // Re: CF-metadata Digest, Vol 164, Issue 7

2016-12-06 Thread Matthias Lankhorst
from the mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water > definition. > > - sea_water_alkalinity_per_unit_mass > unit: mol kg-1 > definition: > sea_water_alkalinity_per_unit_mass is the total alkalinity (including > carbonate, nitrogen, silicate, an

Re: [CF-metadata] New standard_names for ocean biogeochemistry

2016-12-06 Thread Lowry, Roy K.
Dear All, Some additional information on 'chorophyll-a fluorescence' in observational oceanography. As John says, strictly speaking fluorescence is the amount of radiation within a given waveband resulting from excitation. It could also be expressed as a dimensionless parameter that is the rati