Parameter: Calcification_Rate_mg_per_cm2_year

Dataset: 
Crustose coralline algae calcification experiment data
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_mg_per_cm2_year
Supplied Units: 
mg/cm2/year
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Mass of calcification per surface area projected for a year