Mass Flux

The rate at which a mass or amount of carbon moves to or from a particular component across a surface of the ecosystem per unit time.

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Carbon fluxes are the movement of Carbon from one place (Source) to another (Sink). Carbon fluxes all have dimensions of {mass or amount of} Carbon per area (or volume) per time. Biochemically-oriented projects use moles (e.g., for Stoichiometry) rather than kg to quantify the amount of Carbon, whereas Climate-oriented projects use kg. When a system contains two or more components whose concentration vary from point to point, there is a natural tendency for mass to be transferred, minimizing any concentration difference within the system. Mass Transfer in a system is governed by Fick's First Law: 'Diffusion flux from higher concentration to lower concentration is proportional to the gradient of the concentration of the substance and the diffusivity of the substance in the medium.'

Mass Flux

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The rate at which a mass or amount of carbon moves to or from a particular component across a surface of the ecosystem per unit time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_phenomena#Mass_transfer

Litton, C.M. et al. Carbon allocation in forest ecosystems. Global Change Biology. V 13 I 10. pp. 2089 - 2109. July 2007.

Mass Flux

Carbon Flux

Carbon Flux

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Carbon Flux

mass transport, mass transfer

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