Parameter: partial_pressure_co2_atm

Id
PD1002
Display Name
pCO2 Atmosphere
Standard Name
Unit
µatm
Fill Value
-9999999
Precision
Parameter Function
partial_pressure_co2
Data Product Identifier
PCO2ATM_L1
Data Product Type
Science Data
Data Level
1
Parameter Function Map

{"p": "PD999", "xCO2": "PD994"}

Description

Partial Pressure of CO2 in Atmosphere refers to the pressure that would be exerted by CO2 if all other gases in the atmosphere were removed. pCO2 in the air is determined optically by measuring the absorbance by CO2 in the infrared range.

Parameter Type
function
Value Encoding
float32