fast_soil_pool_mass_content_of_carbon
type: Concept

Climate and Forecast Standard Names
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: fast_soil_pool_carbon_content

fast_soil_pool_carbon_content
type: Concept
top concept of: Climate and Forecast Standard Names
deprecated: true
definition: "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "soil content" of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface down to the bottom of the soil model. For the content between specified levels in the soil, standard names including content_of_soil_layer are used. "Soil carbon" is the organic matter present in soil quantified by the mass of carbon it contains. Soil carbon is returned to the atmosphere as the organic matter decays. The decay process takes varying amounts of time depending on the composition of the organic matter, the temperature and the availability of moisture. A carbon "soil pool" means the carbon contained in organic matter which has a characteristic period over which it decays and releases carbon into the atmosphere. "Fast soil pool" refers to the decay of organic matter in soil with a characteristic period of less than ten years under reference climate conditions of a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and no water limitations.
in scheme: Climate and Forecast Standard Names
note: deprecated
source: cf-standard-name-table.html
is replaced by: fast_soil_pool_mass_content_of_carbon