1.8 CF Standard Names: Virtual Salt Flux Correction (virtual_salt_flux_correction)

Record Label : virtual_salt_flux_correction

Record Title : Virtual Salt Flux Correction

CF Standard Name : virtual_salt_flux_correction

Record Description : The virtual_salt_flux_into_sea_water_due_to_process is the salt flux that would have the same effect on the sea surface salinity as water_flux_out_of_sea_water_due_to_process. Flux correction is also called "flux adjustment". A positive flux correction is downward i.e. added to the ocean. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.

Canonical Units : kg m-2 s-1

MIP Variable : Virtual Salt Flux Correction