slug: inorganic-carbon
name: Inorganic Carbon
domain: ocean
subdomain: biogeochemical
authorities:
  - gcos: inorganic-carbon
  - goos: inorganic-carbon
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: null
  cf_standard_name: mole_concentration_of_dissolved_inorganic_carbon_in_sea_water
  iadopt_concepts:
    property: concentration
    entity: dissolved-inorganic-carbon
  gcos_overlap: gcos:inorganic-carbon
canonical_units: mol m-3
gcos_requirement_tier:
  threshold: null
  breakthrough: null
  goal: null
description: |
  Marine carbonate-system variables — DIC, total alkalinity, pH and pCO2 —
  from ship surveys (GO-SHIP, SOCAT), BGC-Argo pH floats and moored CO2
  systems. Tracks anthropogenic CO2 uptake and ocean acidification.
theme: ocean
demos: []
status: documented
sources:
  - https://gcos.wmo.int/site/global-climate-observing-system-gcos/essential-climate-variables/inorganic-carbon
  - https://goosocean.org/eov/inorganic-carbon/