authority: goos
slug: oxygen
name: Oxygen
domain: ocean
subdomain: biogeochemical
authority_id: goos:oxygen
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/A05/current/EV_Oxygen/
  cf_standard_name: mole_concentration_of_dissolved_molecular_oxygen_in_sea_water
  gcos_overlap: null
canonical_units: umol kg-1
description: |
  Dissolved molecular oxygen concentration in seawater. Indicator of
  ocean deoxygenation, hypoxia, and dead zones; underpins habitat
  suitability for marine fauna and biogeochemical cycling.
theme: ocean
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://goosocean.org/eov/oxygen/