1.8 CF Standard Names: Reference Sea Water Density For Boussinesq Approximation (reference_sea_water_density_for_boussinesq_approximation)

Record Label : reference_sea_water_density_for_boussinesq_approximation

Record Title : Reference Sea Water Density For Boussinesq Approximation

CF Standard Name : reference_sea_water_density_for_boussinesq_approximation

Record Description : Sea water density is the in-situ density (not the potential density). For a rigid lid Boussinesq geopotential ocean model the density of the sea water is maintained at a constant reference density. In a model using the rigid lid Boussinesq approximation , the vertical grid coordinates (and hence the grid cell volumes) are time invariant.

Canonical Units : kg m-3