Ron and Jonathan,
Good catch. Not sure why I typed "silica" when I meant "silicon". It is actually quite incorrect ("silicate" would have been closer to reality), and the reference to "silica atoms" in the definition seems truly bizarre. So, here's the revision, with full description:
mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_in_sea_water_expressed_as_silicon
Description: Mole concentration means moles (amount of
substance) per unit volume and is used in the construction mole_concentration_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. Organic detritus are particles of debris from decaying plants and animals. The construction expressed_as_silicon indicates that the indicated mole concentration is of silicon atoms due to the organic detritus.
Cheers,
Mike
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Michael,
Nice job. I love the definitions.
However, I agree with Jonathan that although numerically equivanent in the world of moles 'expressed_as_silicon is more consistent and less confusing than 'expressed_as_silica'.
Cheers, Roy.
>>> Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory at reading.ac.uk> 01/04/07 8:11 AM >>>
Dear Michael
These look very good to me, and thanks for your clear definitions. I have one question, about silica (=SiO2). Do you mean silicon?
In the discussions about Christiane's aerosol names we appear to have agreed that we need only say X_expressed_as_Y when X and Y are different; that is the rule you have used, so yours and hers are consistent.
Best wishes
Jonathan
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