partial_pressure_of_co2

Properties

dimensions:

N_PROF, N_LEVELS

dtype:

float64

Default Attributes

Attribute

Value

whp_name

PCO2

whp_unit

UATM

standard_name

partial_pressure_of_carbon_dioxide_in_sea_water

units

uatm

C_format

%9.1f

C_format_source

database

Description

The partial pressure of a dissolved gas in sea water is the partial pressure in air with which it would be in equilibrium. The partial pressure of a gaseous constituent of air is the pressure that it would exert if all other gaseous constituents were removed, assuming the volume, the temperature, and its number of moles remain unchanged. The chemical formula for carbon dioxide is CO2.