Record Label : smc
Record Title : Shallow Convective Mass Flux
Record Identifier : bab7bdf2-e5dd-11e5-8482-ac72891c3257
Link to a record specifying the structure of the variable : str-245
MIP Variable : smc
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 : 48
Description : The net mass flux represents the difference between the updraft and downdraft components. For models with a distinct shallow convection scheme, this is calculated as 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) :