authority: goos
slug: particulate-matter
name: Particulate Matter
domain: ocean
subdomain: biogeochemical
authority_id: goos:particulate-matter
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/A05/current/EV_ParticulateMatter/
  cf_standard_name: mass_concentration_of_suspended_particulate_organic_matter_in_sea_water
  gcos_overlap: null
canonical_units: mg m-3
description: |
  Suspended particulate matter - particulate organic carbon (POC),
  particulate inorganic carbon (PIC), and particle flux. Tracks the
  biological pump and the vertical transfer of carbon to the deep ocean.
theme: ocean
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://goosocean.org/eov/particulate-matter/