1.8 CF Standard Names: Thermal Energy Content of Surface Snow (thermal_energy_content_of_surface_snow)

Record Label : thermal_energy_content_of_surface_snow

Record Title : Thermal Energy Content of Surface Snow

CF Standard Name : thermal_energy_content_of_surface_snow

Record Description : "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. Thermal energy is the total vibrational energy, kinetic and potential, of all the molecules and atoms in a substance. The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere.

Canonical Units : J m-2

MIP Variable : Snow Heat Content per Unit Area