Variable Dimensions Units Long Name
depth depth m N/A
lat lat N/A N/A
lon lon N/A N/A
month month months N/A
time time years BP N/A
AOU lon, lat, depth, time mol O2 m-3 apparent oxyen utilisation
av_d_C lon, lat, depth, time m conc-weighted mean aggregate diameter
av_dp lon, lat, depth, time m mean primary particle size
av_por_V lon, lat, depth, time ? vol-weighted aggregate porosity
av_rho_p lon, lat, depth, time kg m-3 mean primary particle density
av_rhof_V lon, lat, depth, time kg m-3 vol-weighted aggregate density
b_agg lon, lat, depth, time ? slope of aggregate number distribution
bacterial activity lon, lat, depth, time kmol Pm-3 d-1 bacterial activity
C14age lon, lat, depth, time 14C years radiocarbon ventilation age
C14flux lon, lat, month, time kg C m-2 yr-1 C14O2 surface flux (positive into ocean)
CaCO3 lon, lat, depth, time mmolC/m3 calcite
CaCO3_coral lon, lat, depth, time kmol C m-3 d-1 calcium carbonate production by corals
CaCO3_disso lon, lat, depth, time kmol C m-3 d-1 calcite dissolution
CaCO3_prod lon, lat, depth, time kmol C m-3 d-1 calcite production
CaCO3_prod_int lon, lat, month, time mol C m-2 yr-1 vertically integrated calcium carbonate production
Chl lon, lat, depth, time mg Chl/m3 Chlorophyll concentration
CO2flux lon, lat, month, time kg C m-2 yr-1 CO2 surface flux (positive into ocean)
CO2fxd lon, lat, month, time mol C m-2 yr-1 CO2 flux down (into the ocean)
CO2fxu lon, lat, month, time mol C m-2 yr-1 CO2 flux up (out of the ocean)
CO3 lon, lat, depth, time molC/m3 dissolved carbonate ion concentration
d13CAL lon, lat, depth, time permil delta13C of calcite
d13Cflux lon, lat, month, time permil delta13C of air-sea CO2 flux
d13DIC lon, lat, depth, time permil delta13C of dissolved inorganic carbon
d13DOC lon, lat, depth, time permil delta13C of dissolved organic carbon
d13PHY lon, lat, depth, time permil delta13C of phytoplankton
d13POC lon, lat, depth, time permil delta13C of particulate organic carbon
d13ZOO lon, lat, depth, time permil delta13C of zooplankton
D14C lon, lat, depth, time permil Delta14C of dissolved inorganic carbon
denit lon, lat, depth, time kmol N m-3 d-1 denitrification
denit_int lon, lat, month, time mol N m-2 yr-1 vertically integrated denitrification
df_agg lon, lat, depth, time 1 fractal dimension of aggregates
DMS lon, lat, depth, time mmol/m3 dimethylsulfide
dms_bac lon, lat, depth, time kmol S m-3 d-1 dms bacterial consumption
dms_prod lon, lat, depth, time kmol S m-3 d-1 dms production
dms_uv lon, lat, depth, time kmol S m-3 d-1 dms UV-ligth destruction
dmsflux lon, lat, month, time mol S m-2 yr-1 DMS surface flux
DOC lon, lat, depth, time mmol/m3 dissolved organic carbon
Dust lon, lat, depth, time g/m3 terrigenuous material
exp1000_CaCO3 lon, lat, month, time mol C m-2 yr-1 calcium carbonate export at 1000 m
exp1000_opal lon, lat, month, time mol Si m-2 yr-1 opal export at 1000 m
exp1000_POC lon, lat, month, time mol C m-2 yr-1 particulate organic carbon export at 1000 m
exp100_CaCO3 lon, lat, month, time mol C m-2 yr-1 calcium carbonate export at 100 m
exp100_opal lon, lat, month, time mol Si m-2 yr-1 opal export at 100 m
exp100_POC lon, lat, month, time mol C m-2 yr-1 particulate organic carbon export at 100 m
exp2000_CaCO3 lon, lat, month, time mol C m-2 yr-1 calcium carbon export at 2000 m
exp2000_opal lon, lat, month, time mol Si m-2 yr-1 opal export at 2000 m
exp2000_POC lon, lat, month, time mol C m-2 yr-1 particulate organic carbon export at 2000 m
Fe lon, lat, depth, time nmol/l dissolved iron
Fe_lim lon, lat, depth, time N/A Iron limitation of primary production
Fe_lim_cya lon, lat, depth, time N/A Iron limitation of cyanobacteria growth
Fe_scav lon, lat, depth, time nmol Fe m-3 d-1 iron scavenging rate
Feflux lon, lat, month, time mol Fe m-2 yr-1 Fe surface flux
flx_inp_Alk lon, lat, time mol m-2 yr-1 Alkalinity input flux at the surface
flx_inp_DIC lon, lat, time mol m-2 yr-1 Dissolved inorganic carbon input flux at the surface
flx_inp_DOC lon, lat, time mol m-2 yr-1 Dissolved organic carbon input flux at the surface
flx_inp_POC lon, lat, time mol m-2 yr-1 Particulate organic carbon input flux at the surface
flx_inp_Si lon, lat, time mol m-2 yr-1 Silicate input flux at the surface
flx_sed_CaCO3 lon, lat, month, time mol C m-2 yr-1 CaCO3 flux to sediment
flx_sed_dust lon, lat, month, time kmol m-2 yr-1 dust (clay) flux to sediment
flx_sed_OPAL lon, lat, month, time kmol Si m-2 yr-1 OPAL flux to sediment
flx_sed_POC lon, lat, month, time gC m-2 yr-1 particulate organic carbon flux to sediment
frac_aq_gas lon, lat, month, time permil fractionation from gas to dissolved CO2
frac_dic_gas lon, lat, month, time permil fractionation from gas to DIC
frac_poc_aq lon, lat, month, time permil fractionation from dissolved CO2 to POC
grazing lon, lat, depth, time mol Fe m-3 d-1 zoo grazing
H2S lon, lat, depth, time mmol/l hydrogen sulfide
I_lim_cya lon, lat, depth, time N/A Light limitation of cyanobacteria growth
kwco2 lon, lat, month, time kmol m-2 yr-1 ppm-1 CO2 exchange coefficient
Lmax_agg lon, lat, depth, time m maximum aggregate diameter
lysocline lon, lat, month, time m lysocline depth
N2 lon, lat, depth, time mmol/m3 dinitrogen
N2fix lon, lat, depth, time kmol N m-3 d-1 N2 fixation
N2fix_int lon, lat, month, time mol N m-2 yr-1 vertically integrated N2 fixation
N2flux lon, lat, month, time kmol N2 m-2 yr-1 N2 surface flux
N2O lon, lat, depth, time mmol/m3 nitrous oxide
N2Oflux lon, lat, month, time kmol N2 m-2 yr-1 N2O surface flux
NO3 lon, lat, depth, time mmol/m3 nitrate
NO3_lim lon, lat, depth, time N/A Nitrogen limitation of primary production
NO3_lim_cya lon, lat, depth, time N/A Nitrate uptake preference factor for cyanobacteria growth
npp_int lon, lat, month, time gC m-2 yr-1 vertically integrated photosynthesis
npp_int_cya lon, lat, month, time gC m-2 yr-1 vertically integrated photosynthesis by cyanobacteria
O2 lon, lat, depth, time mol/m3 oxygen
O2flux lon, lat, month, time mol O2 m-2 yr-1 O2 surface flux
Opal lon, lat, depth, time mmolSi/m3 Opal (BSi)
opal_prod lon, lat, depth, time kmol Si m-3 d-1 opal production
OPAL_prod_int lon, lat, month, time mol Si m-2 yr-1 vertically integrated opal production
pco2 lon, lat, month, time ppm CO2 partial pressure
pH lon, lat, depth, time / sea water pH
pho_lim_irr lon, lat, depth, time / light limitation factor
pho_lim_nut lon, lat, depth, time / nutrient limitation factor
pho_pot lon, lat, depth, time d-1 potential photosynthesis (light and temperature limited)
phosy lon, lat, depth, time mol C m-3 d-1 photosynthesis
phosy_cya lon, lat, depth, time mol C m-3 d-1 photosynthesis by cyanobacteria
PHY lon, lat, depth, time mmol P/m3 phytoplankton
phy_gr lon, lat, depth, time d-1 phytoplankton growth rate
PO4 lon, lat, depth, time micro-mol/l phosphate
PO4_lim lon, lat, depth, time N/A Phosphorus limitation of primary production
PO4_lim_cya lon, lat, depth, time N/A Phosphorus limitation of cyanobacteria growth
POC lon, lat, depth, time mmolC/m3 particulate organic carbon
POC_prod lon, lat, depth, time kmol C m-3 d-1 particulate organic carbon production
rain_100 lon, lat, month, time / rain ratio (C[CaCO3]/C[POC]) at 100 m
rain_1000 lon, lat, month, time / rain ratio (C[CaCO3]/C[POC]) at 1000 m
rain_2000 lon, lat, month, time / rain ratio (C[CaCO3]/C[POC]) at 2000 m
rem_POC_N lon, lat, depth, time kmol Pm-3 d-1 remineralisation of POC by nitrogen
rem_POC_O2 lon, lat, depth, time kmol Pm-3 d-1 remineraliastion of POC by oxygen
rem_POC_S lon, lat, depth, time kmol Pm-3 d-1 remineralisation of POC by sulfate
rem_via_grazer lon, lat, depth, time kmol Pm-3 d-1 remineralisation via grazer
sedflualk lon, lat, month, time mol m-2 yr-1 sedimentflux to ocean alkalinity
sedfludic lon, lat, month, time mol C m-2 yr-1 sedimentflux to ocean dissolved inorganic carbon
sedflufe lon, lat, month, time mol Fe m-2 yr-1 sedimentflux to ocean iron
sedflun2 lon, lat, month, time mol N m-2 yr-1 sedimentflux to ocean nitrogen
sedfluno3 lon, lat, month, time mol N m-2 yr-1 sedimentflux to ocean nitrate
sedfluo2 lon, lat, month, time mol O2 m-2 yr-1 sedimentflux to ocean oxygen
sedflupo4 lon, lat, month, time mol P m-2 yr-1 sedimentflux to ocean phosphate
sedflusi lon, lat, month, time mol Si m-2 yr-1 sedimentflux to ocean silicate
Si lon, lat, depth, time mmol/m3 silicate
stickiness_agg lon, lat, depth, time ? mean stickiness of aggregates
stickiness_frustule lon, lat, depth, time ? stickiness of diatom frustules
T_lim_cya lon, lat, depth, time N/A Temperature limitation of cyanobacteria growth
TAlk lon, lat, depth, time micro-mol/l total alaklinity
TCO2 lon, lat, depth, time micro-molC/l total dissolved inorganic C12
TCO213 lon, lat, depth, time micro-molC/l dissolved inorganic carbon C13
TCO214 lon, lat, depth, time micro-molC/l dissolved inorganic carbon C14
visco lon, lat, depth, time kg m-1 s-1 seawater viscosity
wpoc lon, lat, depth, time m/day POC sinkspeed
ZOO lon, lat, depth, time mmol P/m3 zooplankton