1.8 CF Standard Names: Temperature At Top of Ice Sheet Model (temperature_at_top_of_ice_sheet_model)

Record Label : temperature_at_top_of_ice_sheet_model

Record Title : Temperature At Top of Ice Sheet Model

CF Standard Name : temperature_at_top_of_ice_sheet_model

Record Description : The quantity with standard name temperature_at_top_of_ice_sheet_model is the upper boundary temperature that is used to force ice sheet models. It is the temperature at the interface between the ice sheet and the overlying medium which may be snow or the atmosphere. In all instances the temperature is that of the interface itself and not that of the medium above or below the interface.

Canonical Units : K

MIP Variable :