Change Date: July 28, 2016, 9:53 p.m.

Term: tendency_of_surface_snow_amount_due_to_drifting

Unit: kg m-2 s-1

Unit ref: KSP2

AMIP:

GRIB:

The rate of change of snow mass through wind drift of snow divided by grid cell area.

Change Date: June 11, 2018, 4:33 p.m.

Term: tendency_of_surface_snow_amount_due_to_drifting

Unit: kg m-2 s-1

Unit ref: KSP2

AMIP:

GRIB:

The phrase "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Amount" means mass per unit area. The phrase "surface_snow" means snow lying on the surface. The specification of a physical process by the phrase "due_to_" process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase. The quantity with standard name tendency_of_surface_snow_amount_due_to_drifting is the rate of change of snow amount caused by wind drift of snow.

Change Date: June 21, 2018, 3:28 a.m.

Term: tendency_of_surface_snow_amount_due_to_drifting_into_sea

Unit: kg m-2 s-1

Unit ref: KSP2

AMIP:

GRIB:

The phrase "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Amount" means mass per unit area. The phrase "surface_snow" means snow lying on the surface. The specification of a physical process by the phrase "due_to_" process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase. The quantity with standard name tendency_of_surface_snow_amount_due_to_drifting is the rate of change of snow amount caused by wind drift of snow into the sea. The snow is assumed to melt as soon as it enters the sea.

Change Date: June 21, 2018, 3:26 p.m.

Term: tendency_of_surface_snow_amount_due_to_drifting_into_sea

Unit: kg m-2 s-1

Unit ref: KSP2

AMIP:

GRIB:

The phrase "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Amount" means mass per unit area. The phrase "surface_snow" means snow lying on the surface. The specification of a physical process by the phrase "due_to_" process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase. The quantity with standard name tendency_of_surface_snow_amount_due_to_drifting is the rate of change of snow amount caused by wind drift of snow into the sea.