1.8 CF Standard Names: Surface Downward Heat Flux in Sea Water (surface_downward_heat_flux_in_sea_water)

Record Label : surface_downward_heat_flux_in_sea_water

Record Title : Surface Downward Heat Flux in Sea Water

CF Standard Name : surface_downward_heat_flux_in_sea_water

Record Description : The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "Water" means water in all phases, including frozen i.e. ice and snow. "Downward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.

Canonical Units : W m-2

MIP Variable : Downward Heat Flux at Sea Water Surface