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Parameter: Lith_Si

Dataset: 
BVAL bottle data (BATS Validation cruises)
Parameter: 
lithogenic silica concentration
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 Si_lith
Short Description:
 lithogenic silica concentration
Official Name:
 Si_lith
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Concentration or other measure of lithogenic silica. Lithogenic silica (LSi) is silica (SiO2) that originates from terrestrial sources of rock and soil.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Lith_Si
Supplied Units: 
micromole per kilogram (umol/kg)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Particulate lithogenic silica