1.8 CF Standard Names: Surface Snow And Ice Melt Heat Flux (surface_snow_and_ice_melt_heat_flux)

Record Label : surface_snow_and_ice_melt_heat_flux

Record Title : Surface Snow And Ice Melt Heat Flux

CF Standard Name : surface_snow_and_ice_melt_heat_flux

Record Description : The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. The snow and ice melt heat flux is the supply of latent heat which is melting snow and ice at freezing point. 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 : Energy of Fusion