Concept
Mass concentration of phytoplankton expressed as chlorophyll in sea water
| URI | http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/standard_name/mass_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water/ | ||
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| Within Vocab | Climate and Forecast Standard Names | ||
| Definition | 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 or biological species denoted by X may be described by a single term such as "nitrogen" or a phrase such as "nox_expressed_as_nitrogen". 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. Phytoplankton are algae that grow where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis. Standard names also exist for the mass concentration of a number of components that make up the total phytoplankton population, such as diatoms, diazotrophs, calcareous phytoplankton, picophytoplankton and miscellaneous phytoplankton. Chlorophylls are the green pigments found in most plants, algae and cyanobacteria; their presence is essential for photosynthesis to take place. There are several different forms of chlorophyll that occur naturally. All contain a chlorin ring (chemical formula C20H16N4) which gives the green pigment and a side chain whose structure varies. The naturally occurring forms of chlorophyll contain between 35 and 55 carbon atoms. | ||
| Date | None | ||
| Note | accepted | ||
| modified | 2018-12-17 17:17:12.0 | ||
| Broad Match | P02:CPWC |
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies | |
P64:G885 |
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Chlorophyll | ||
| P04 Global Change Master Directory Science Keywords V5 - (2) | |||
| Exact Match | http://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter/mass_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water | ||
| http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/standard_name/mass_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water/ | |||
P07:CF12N311 |
mass_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water | ||
| Related | P06:UKMC |
Kilograms per cubic metre | |
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