Parameter: Air_sea_flux

Dataset: 
Continuous underway data
Parameter: 
flux
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 flux
Short Description:
 flux
Official Name:
 flux
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

A physical quality that exists by virtue of the rate of flow of the bearer across a given surface; the rate of flow of a fluid, radiant energy, or particles across a given area.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Air_sea_flux
Supplied Units: 
millimoles O2 per meters squared per day (mmol O2 m-2 d-1)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Exchange of oxygen between the ocean and atmosphere: Airseaflux = (O2Arbiosat/100)*(O2sat)*wkn, where O2sat is calculated from the solubility equation from Garcia and Gordon, 1992.