Record Label : mc
Record Title : Convective Mass Flux
Record Identifier : bab1197a-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 : CFday_3d
Link to MIP table record : CFday
The MIP table : CFday
Provenance : CFday ((isd.003))
Processing Notes : Report on model half-levels (i.e., model layer bounds and not standard pressures).
Provenance Note : CFday_3d
Frequency of Time Steps to be Archived : day
Row index of entry in source sheet : 55
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 cloud).
Sub-group of variables in a table : cfDay_3d
Request variable (carrying priority and link to group) : mc ((isd.006))