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Parameter: Carbon_Fraction

Dataset: 
Atlantic Sediment Radiocarbon
Parameter: 
organic carbon
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 C_org
Short Description:
 organic carbon
Official Name:
 C_org
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Organic carbon (in water, sediment, aerosol, and others); atomic carbon that is incorporated into covalently-bonded carbon compounds.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Carbon_Fraction
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
The fraction of carbon measured (Total Organic Carbon or Black Carbon)