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"longwave" means longwave radiation. "toa" means top of atmosphere. The TOA outgoing longwave flux is the upwelling thermal radiative flux, often called the "outgoing longwave radiation" or "OLR". In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: W m-2

compressive_strength_of_sea_ice [CF-Standard Name]; unit: N m-1

Ocean Barotropic Mass Streamfunction [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg s-1

net_downward_shortwave_flux_at_sea_water_surface [CF-Standard Name]; unit: W m-2

The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "longwave" means longwave radiation. Upwelling radiation is radiation from below. It does not mean "net upward". When thought of as being incident on a surface, a radiative flux is sometimes called "irradiance". In addition, it is identical with the quantity measured by a cosine-collector light-meter and sometimes called "vector irradiance". In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: W m-2

surface_downward_y_stress [CF-Standard Name]; unit: N m-2

Strain Rate Divergence of Sea Ice

Used in MIP table(s): CMOR Table OImon: Monthly Mean Ocean Cryosphere Fields

Comment in standard_output document: "When computing the time-mean here, the time samples, weighted by the area of sea ice, are accumulated and then divided by the sum of the weights. Reported as ""missing"" in regions free of sea ice. "

Code list created on 2012-10-16 out of standard_output document ( http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/docs/standard_output.xlsx )

cf:"[horizontal_]divergence_of_X" means [horizontal] divergence of a vector X; if X does not have a vertical component then "horizontal" should be omitted. A velocity is a vector quantity. Sea ice velocity is defined as a two-dimensional vector, with no vertical component. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: s-1

moisture_content_of_soil_layer [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2

In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2 s-1

The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. For unit "m day-1" the water equivalent of snow melt is given. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2 s-1

The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. The surface temperature is the (skin) temperature at the interface, not the bulk temperature of the medium above or below. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: K

surface_downward_y_stress [CF-Standard Name]; unit: N m-2

surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air [CF-Standard Name]; unit: W m-2

sea_water_y_velocity [CF-Standard Name]; unit: m s-1

sea_water_x_velocity [CF-Standard Name]; unit: m s-1

"moisture" means water in all phases contained in soil. "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. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2

surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air [CF-Standard Name]; unit: W m-2

tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_surface_melting [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2 s-1

upward_x_stress_at_sea_ice_base [CF-Standard Name]; unit: N m-2

The unit of salinity is PSU, which is dimensionless. The units attribute should be given as 1e-3 or 0.001 i.e. parts per thousand if salinity is in PSU. Sea surface salinity is often abbreviated as "SSS". For the salinity of sea water at a particular depth or layer, a data variable of sea_water_salinity with a vertical coordinate axis should be used. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: 1

The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "longwave" means longwave radiation. "Downward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). Net downward radiation is the difference between radiation from above (downwelling) and radiation from below (upwelling). In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: W m-2

Ocean Barotropic Mass Streamfunction [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg s-1

The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "Downward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). The surface sensible heat flux, also called "turbulent" heat flux, is the exchange of heat between the surface and the air by motion of air. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: W m-2

surface_downward_x_stress [CF-Standard Name]; unit: N m-2

rainfall_flux [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2 s-1

sea_water_potential_temperature [CF-Standard Name]; unit: K

Upward Ocean Mass Transport [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg s-1

Sea surface temperature is usually abbreviated as "SST". It is the temperature of sea water near the surface (including the part under sea-ice, if any), and not the skin temperature, whose standard name is surface_temperature. For the temperature of sea water at a particular depth or layer, a data variable of sea_water_temperature with a vertical coordinate axis should be used. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: K

"Water" means water in all phases. Evaporation is the conversion of liquid or solid into vapor. (The conversion of solid alone into vapor is called "sublimation".) In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2 s-1

Sea surface temperature is usually abbreviated as "SST". It is the temperature of sea water near the surface (including the part under sea-ice, if any), and not the skin temperature, whose standard name is surface_temperature. For the temperature of sea water at a particular depth or layer, a data variable of sea_water_temperature with a vertical coordinate axis should be used. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: K

sea_water_x_velocity [CF-Standard Name]; unit: m s-1

The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "Upward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward). The surface sensible heat flux, also called "turbulent" heat flux, is the exchange of heat between the surface and the air by motion of air. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: W m-2

surface_downward_x_stress [CF-Standard Name]; unit: N m-2

Monthly Maximum Ocean Mixed Layer Thickness De?ned by Mixing Scheme [CF-Standard Name]; unit: m

upward_y_stress_at_sea_ice_base [CF-Standard Name]; unit: N m-2

surface_snow_thickness [CF-Standard Name]; unit: m

sea_water_salinity [CF-Standard Name]; unit: 1

sea_water_salinity [CF-Standard Name]; unit: 1

tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_frazil_ice_accumulation_in_leads [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2 s-1

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2 s-1

sea_ice_area_fraction [CF-Standard Name]; unit: 0.01

sea_ice_thickness [CF-Standard Name]; unit: m

The unit of salinity is PSU, which is dimensionless. The units attribute should be given as 1e-3 or 0.001 i.e. parts per thousand if salinity is in PSU. Sea surface salinity is often abbreviated as "SSS". For the salinity of sea water at a particular depth or layer, a data variable of sea_water_salinity with a vertical coordinate axis should be used. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: 1

sea_water_potential_temperature [CF-Standard Name]; unit: K

Sea Water Mass [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg

tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_congelation_ice_accumulation [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2 s-1

Soil Frozen Water Content [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2

Ocean Meridional Overturning Mass Streamfunction [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg s-1

Mass fraction is used in the construction mass_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. It means the ratio of the mass of Y to the mass of X (including Y). [CF-Standard Name]; unit: 1

sea_water_y_velocity [CF-Standard Name]; unit: m s-1

The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: Pa

The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "Upward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward). The surface latent heat flux is the exchange of heat between the surface and the air on account of evaporation (including sublimation). In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: W m-2

tendency_of_sea_ice_amount_due_to_basal_melting [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2 s-1

Net Downward Flux at Top of Model [CF-Standard Name]; unit: W m-2

sea_water_potential_temperature [CF-Standard Name]; unit: K

Square of Upward Ocean Mass Transport [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg2 s-2

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