1.3 CMOR Variable: Convective Mass Flux (mc)

Record Label : mc

Record Title : Convective Mass Flux

Record Identifier : a9548ee2-817c-11e6-a4e2-5404a60d96b5

Link to a record specifying the structure of the variable : str-174

MIP Variable : mc

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 : 1

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

Modeling Realm : atmos

CMOR Directive Positive : up

Link to MIP table record : CFsubhr

The MIP table : CFsubhr

Provenance : CFsubhr ((isd.003))

Processing Notes : Report on model half-levels (i.e., interfaces between model layers).

Provenance Note :

Frequency of Time Steps to be Archived : subhrPt

Row index of entry in source sheet : 18

Description : The net mass flux should represent the difference between the updraft and downdraft components. This is calculated as the convective mass flux divided by the area of the whole grid cell (not just the area of the updrafts).

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