1.2 MIP Variable: Global Mean Sea Water Salinity (soga)

Record Label : soga

Record Title : Global Mean Sea Water Salinity

CF Standard Name : sea_water_salinity

Units of Measure : 0.001

Record Description : Sea water salinity is the salt content of sea water, often on the Practical Salinity Scale of 1978. However, the unqualified term 'salinity' is generic and does not necessarily imply any particular method of calculation. The units of salinity are dimensionless and the units attribute should normally be given as 1e-3 or 0.001 i.e. parts per thousand.

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Notes on Provenance of Variable Specifications : OMIP.Omon

Record Identifier : e6c345fa-8ddd-98d9-8341-16333c2ee901

MIP Defining this Variable : OMIP

Link to Units section : ppthou

CMOR Variable :