BackForward Variable: Ocean suspended sediments concentration

Definition
Full name Ocean suspended sediments concentration
Definition Variable extracted from ocean colour observation. Indicative of river outflow, re-suspension or pollution of other-than-biological origin. Uncertainty expressed in g/m3 at a specific concentration (e.g., 2 g/m3 ).
Measuring Units g/m3 Uncertainty Units g/m3
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units
Stability Units g/m3 (Stability /decade)

 

Comment: Requested in both open ocean and coastal zone -
Last modified: 2011-10-13
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Ocean
    • Sub-domain: Ocean
      • Variable: Ocean suspended sediments concentration
        • Measured in Layers:
          • Bulk
          • Upper oc
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Ocean suspended sediments concentration  (2)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
199 Ocean suspended sediments concentration Bulk CLIVAR (deprecated) 0.1 g/m3
0.2 g/m3
0.4 g/m3 		100 km
200 km
500 km 		24 h
2 d
6 d 		30 d
45 d
90 d 		Global ocean speculative 1998-10-29 WCRP
755 Ocean suspended sediments concentration 2.4 Sub-Seasonal to Longer Predictions 0.1 g/m3
0.2 g/m3
0.4 g/m3 		100 km
200 km
500 km 		24 h
2 d
6 d 		30 d
45 d
90 d 		Global ocean speculative 2009-01-19 Laura Ferranti