1.3 CMOR Variable: Deep Convective Mass Flux (dmc)

Record Label : dmc

Record Title : Deep Convective Mass Flux

Record Identifier : baac1790-e5dd-11e5-8482-ac72891c3257

Link to a record specifying the structure of the variable : str-245

MIP Variable : dmc

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 : 2

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

Modeling Realm : atmos

CMOR Directive Positive : up

Section of a table : CFmon_3dstd

Link to MIP table record : CFmon

The MIP table : CFmon

Provenance : CFmon ((isd.003))

Processing Notes : Report on model half-levels (i.e., model layer bounds and not standard pressures).

Provenance Note : CFmon_3dstd

Frequency of Time Steps to be Archived : mon

Row index of entry in source sheet : 49

Description : The net mass flux represents 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 cloud).

Sub-group of variables in a table : cfMon_3dstd

Request variable (carrying priority and link to group) :