Parameter: calcification_rate

Dataset: 
Effects of mussels on seawater chemistry
Parameter: 
calcification
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 calcification
Short Description:
 calcification
Official Name:
 calcification
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Accumulation of calcium salts including calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in various forms (e.g. aragonite, calcite).  Can be a measured amount, percent of organism, or rate of accumulation.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
calcification_rate
Supplied Units: 
mmol hr-1 m-2
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
bed calcification rate calculated for the mussel bed as the areal flux of alkalinity during the profile