1.3 CMOR Variable: Convective Mass Flux (mc)

Record Label : mc

Record Title : Convective Mass Flux

Record Identifier : bab117b8-e5dd-11e5-8482-ac72891c3257

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

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

Section of a table : Amon_oth

Link to MIP table record : Amon

The MIP table : Amon

Provenance : Amon ((isd.003))

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

Provenance Note : Amon_oth

Frequency of Time Steps to be Archived : mon

Row index of entry in source sheet : 61

Description : The net mass flux should represent the difference between the updraft and downdraft components. The flux is computed as the mass divided by the area of the grid cell.

Request variable (carrying priority and link to group) :