1.8 CF Standard Names: Surface Snow Melt Heat Flux (surface_snow_melt_heat_flux)

Record Label : surface_snow_melt_heat_flux

Record Title : Surface Snow Melt Heat Flux

CF Standard Name : surface_snow_melt_heat_flux

Record Description : The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. The snow melt heat flux is the supply of latent heat which is melting snow 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