1.3 CMOR Variable: Grid-Cell Area for Atmospheric Grid Variables (areacella)

Record Label : areacella

Record Title : Grid-Cell Area for Atmospheric Grid Variables

Record Identifier : baa83a12-e5dd-11e5-8482-ac72891c3257

Link to a record specifying the structure of the variable : str-e001

MIP Variable : areacella

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 land

CMOR Directive Positive :

Link to MIP table record : fx

The MIP table : fx

Provenance : fx ((isd.003))

Processing Notes : For atmospheres with more than 1 mesh (e.g., staggered grids), report areas that apply to surface vertical fluxes of energy.

Provenance Note :

Frequency of Time Steps to be Archived : fx

Row index of entry in source sheet : 15

Description : Cell areas for any grid used to report atmospheric variables and any other variable using that grid (e.g., soil moisture content). These cell areas should be defined to enable exact calculation of global integrals (e.g., of vertical fluxes of energy at the surface and top of the atmosphere).

Quality Control Ranges : Atmosphere Grid-Cell Area

Request variable (carrying priority and link to group) :