1.2 MIP Variable: Surface Snow Amount (snw)

Record Label : snw

Record Title : Surface Snow Amount

CF Standard Name : surface_snow_amount

Units of Measure : kg m-2

Record Description : The mass of surface snow on the land portion of the grid cell divided by the land area in the grid cell; reported as missing where the land fraction is 0; excludes snow on vegetation canopy or on sea ice.

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Notes on Provenance of Variable Specifications : CMIP5_day

Record Identifier : 0e1704f8-fbac-be22-3946-d84392b8064e

MIP Defining this Variable : CMIP5

Link to Units section : kgpm2

CMOR Variable :