atmospheric column
gas phase
partial
Observed Property
Observation Matrix
ethane
Object Of Interest
ACTRIS Vocabulary
trace gas variables
column molecular content
Constraint
variable
Context Object
"Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "content_of_X_in_atmosphere_layer" refers to the vertical integral between two specified levels in the atmosphere. "Layer" means any layer with upper and lower boundaries that have constant values in some vertical coordinate. There must be a vertical coordinate variable indicating the extent of the layer(s). If the layers are model layers, the vertical coordinate can be model_level_number, but it is recommended to specify a physical coordinate (in a scalar or auxiliary coordinate variable) as well. For the mole content integrated from the surface to the top of the atmosphere, standard names including "atmosphere_mole_content_of_X" are used. The chemical formula for ethane is C2H6. Ethane is a member of the group of hydrocarbons known as alkanes. The IUPAC name for ethane is ethane.
ethane partial column
ethane partial column molecular content