1.3 CMOR Variable: Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux (hfss)

Record Label : hfss

Record Title : Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux

Record Identifier : 8bb179fc-4a5b-11e6-9cd2-ac72891c3257

Link to a record specifying the structure of the variable : str-d11

MIP Variable : hfss

Deflate: NetCDF compression parameter :

Deflate Level: NetCDF compression parameter :

Shuffle: NetCDF compression parameter :

Indicative priority for this parameter, which is over-ruled by the requestVar priority setting, but provides a reference for organisation of the CMORvariables : 3

Data value type, e.g. float or double : real

Modeling Realm : atmos

CMOR Directive Positive : up

Link to MIP table record : Esubhr

The MIP table : Esubhr

Provenance : HighResMIP [1ts]

Provenance Note :

Frequency of Time Steps to be Archived : subhrPt

Row index of entry in source sheet : 19

Description : 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.

Quality Control Ranges : Guide ranges for hfss (table Esubhr)

Request variable (carrying priority and link to group) : hfss ((isd.006))