Parameter: partial_pressure_co2_ssw

Id
PD1003
Display Name
pCO2 Surface Seawater
Standard Name
Unit
µatm
Fill Value
-9999999
Precision
Parameter Function
partial_pressure_co2
Data Product Identifier
PCO2SSW_L1
Data Product Type
Science Data
Data Level
1
Parameter Function Map

{"p": "PD999", "xCO2": "PD995"}

Description

Partial Pressure of CO2 in Surface Seawater refers to the pressure that would be exerted by CO2 if all other gases were removed. Partial pressure of a gas dissolved in seawater is understood as the partial pressure in air that the gas would exert in a hypothetical air volume in equilibrium with that seawater. pCO2 in surface seawater is determined optically by measuring the infrared absorbance level of CO2.

Parameter Type
function
Value Encoding
float32