1.2 MIP Variable: Surface Ice Melt Flux (icem)

Record Label : icem

Record Title : Surface Ice Melt Flux

CF Standard Name : land_ice_surface_melt_flux

Units of Measure : kg m-2 s-1

Record Description : Loss of ice mass resulting from surface melting. Computed as the total surface melt water on the land ice portion of the grid cell divided by land ice area in the grid cell.

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Notes on Provenance of Variable Specifications : CMIP6 endorsement [ISMIP6]

Record Identifier : 590e1c1c-9e49-11e5-803c-0d0b866b59f3

MIP Defining this Variable : ISMIP6

Link to Units section : kgpm2s

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