1.3 CMOR Variable: Surface Snow and Ice Sublimation Flux (sbl)

Record Label : sbl

Record Title : Surface Snow and Ice Sublimation Flux

Record Identifier : edbcf498-4b7f-11e7-903f-5404a60d96b5

Link to a record specifying the structure of the variable : str-d11

MIP Variable : sbl

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 : landIce

CMOR Directive Positive :

Section of a table : CF3hr_grid

Link to MIP table record : CF3hr

The MIP table : CF3hr

Provenance : CFMIP (CMIP5)

Processing Notes : This differs from sbl appearing in table Limon in that the flux is averaged over the entire grid cell, not just the land portion.

Provenance Note : Amon_2d

Frequency of Time Steps to be Archived : 3hrPt

Row index of entry in source sheet : 229

Description : The snow and ice sublimation flux is the loss of snow and ice mass from the surface resulting from their conversion to water vapor that enters the atmosphere.

Sub-group of variables in a table : Amon_2d

Request variable (carrying priority and link to group) : CF3hr: sbl