I totally agree with Philip. Mass and mole ratios differ by a factor of the ratio of the atomic/molcular weights of the species concerned.
Cheers, Roy.
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From: cf-metadata-bounces at cgd.ucar.edu [mailto:cf-metadata-bounces at cgd.ucar.edu] On Behalf Of Philip Cameronsmith1
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To: olivier lauret; Lowry, Roy K
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Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Proposal for additional CF biogeochemistry attributes
On Mon, 11 May 2009, olivier lauret wrote:
>> 2) ?ratio_of_nitrate_to_phosphate_in_sea_water?
>>
>> Does this refer name to the mass or volume or mole ratio?
>
> I guess it doesn?t really matter, because of the ratio (mass ratio is
> equal to volume ratio anyway)?
Hi,
I'm not sure what volume_ratio means in the ocean, but surely mass_ratio and mole_ratio will be different?
Best wishes,
Philip
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