Term: ocean_steric_height

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

The steric height is a measure of the height by which a column of water with standard temperature T=0°C and salinity S=35.0 expands if its temperature and salinity are changed to the observed values.

Term: ocean_steric_height

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

The steric height is a measure of the height by which a column of water with standard temperature T=0°C and salinity S=35.0 expands if its temperature and salinity are changed to the observed values. Height is the vertical distance above the surface.

Term: ocean_steric_height_above_sea_level

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

The steric height quantifies the height by which a column of water with standard temperature T=0°C and salinity S=35.0 would increase if its temperature and salinity were changed to the observed values. Height is the vertical distance above the surface.

Term: ocean_steric_height_above_sea_level

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

The ocean steric height quantifies the height by which a column of water with standard temperature T=0°C and salinity S=35.0 would increase if its temperature and salinity were changed to the observed values. Height is the vertical distance above the surface. "Sea level" means mean sea level, which is close to the geoid in sea areas. In models, local changes in the thickness of the water column between the sea bed and ocean surface can be quantified as the sum of steric (i.e. sea water density) changes and mass changes resulting from the flow of water in or out of the column.

Term: ocean_steric_thickness

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Thickness" means the vertical extent of a layer. The ocean steric thickness quantifies the thickness by which a column of water with standard temperature T=0°C and salinity S=35.0 would change if its temperature and salinity were changed to the observed values. The sum of the quantities with standard names sea_water_mass_per_unit_area_expressed_as_thickness and ocean_steric_thickness is the total thickness of the sea water column.

Term: ocean_steric_thickness

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Thickness" means the vertical extent of a layer. The ocean steric thickness quantifies the thickness by which a column of water with standard temperature T=0°C and salinity S=35.0 would change if its temperature and salinity were changed to the observed values. The sum of the quantities with standard names sea_water_mass_per_unit_area_expressed_as_thickness and ocean_steric_thickness is the total thickness of the sea water column. The sum of the quantities with standard names ocean_halosteric_thickness and ocean_thermosteric_thickness is the total steric thickness of the water column, which has the standard name of ocean_steric_thickness.

Term: ocean_steric_thickness

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Thickness" means the vertical extent of a layer. The ocean steric thickness quantifies the thickness by which a column of water with standard temperature T=0°C and practical salinity S=35.0 would change if its temperature and salinity were changed to the observed values. The sum of the quantities with standard names sea_water_mass_per_unit_area_expressed_as_thickness and ocean_steric_thickness is the total thickness of the sea water column. The sum of the quantities with standard names ocean_halosteric_thickness and ocean_thermosteric_thickness is the total steric thickness of the water column, which has the standard name of ocean_steric_thickness.

Term: steric_change_in_sea_surface_height_above_sea_floor

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Thickness" means the vertical extent of a layer. The ocean steric thickness quantifies the thickness by which a column of water with standard temperature T=0°C and practical salinity S=35.0 would change if its temperature and salinity were changed to the observed values. The sum of the quantities with standard names sea_water_mass_per_unit_area_expressed_as_thickness and ocean_steric_thickness is the total thickness of the sea water column. The sum of the quantities with standard names ocean_halosteric_thickness and ocean_thermosteric_thickness is the total steric thickness of the water column, which has the standard name of ocean_steric_thickness.

Term: steric_change_in_sea_surface_height_above_sea_floor

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Thickness" means the vertical extent of a layer. The ocean steric thickness quantifies the thickness by which a column of water with standard temperature T=0°C and practical salinity S=35.0 would change if its temperature and salinity were changed to the observed values. The sum of the quantities with standard names sea_water_mass_per_unit_area_expressed_as_thickness and ocean_steric_thickness is the total thickness of the sea water column. The sum of the quantities with standard names ocean_halosteric_thickness and ocean_thermosteric_thickness is the total steric thickness of the water column, which has the standard name of ocean_steric_thickness. "Sea surface height" is a time-varying quantity.

Term: steric_change_in_sea_surface_height_above_sea_floor

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Thickness" means the vertical extent of a layer. The ocean steric thickness quantifies the thickness by which a column of water with standard temperature T=0°C and practical salinity S=35.0 would change if its temperature and salinity were changed to the observed values. The sum of the quantities with standard names sea_water_mass_per_unit_area_expressed_as_thickness and ocean_steric_thickness is the total thickness of the sea water column. The sum of the quantities with standard names ocean_halosteric_thickness and ocean_thermosteric_thickness is the total steric thickness of the water column, which has the standard name of ocean_steric_thickness. "Sea surface height" is a time-varying quantity. The steric change in sea surface height is the change in height a water column of standard temperature T=0°C and practical salinity S=35.0 would undergo when its temperature and salinity are changed to the observed values. The sum of the quantities with standard names thermosteric_change_in_sea_surface_height_above_sea_floor and halosteric_change_in_sea_surface_height_above_sea_floor is the total steric change in the water column height, which has the standard name of steric_change_in_sea_surface_height_above_sea_floor.

Term: steric_change_in_sea_surface_height_above_sea_floor

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Thickness" means the vertical extent of a layer. The ocean steric thickness quantifies the thickness by which a column of water with standard temperature T=0°C and practical salinity S=35.0 would change if its temperature and salinity were changed to the observed values. The sum of the quantities with standard names sea_water_mass_per_unit_area_expressed_as_thickness and ocean_steric_thickness is the total thickness of the sea water column. The sum of the quantities with standard names ocean_halosteric_thickness and ocean_thermosteric_thickness is the total steric thickness of the water column, which has the standard name of ocean_steric_thickness. "Sea surface height" is a time-varying quantity.

Term: steric_change_in_sea_surface_height_above_sea_floor

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Sea surface height" is a time-varying quantity. The steric change in sea surface height is the change in height a water column of standard temperature T=0°C and practical salinity S=35.0 would undergo when its temperature and salinity are changed to the observed values. The sum of the quantities with standard names thermosteric_change_in_sea_surface_height_above_sea_floor and halosteric_change_in_sea_surface_height_above_sea_floor is the total steric change in the water column height, which has the standard name of steric_change_in_sea_surface_height_above_sea_floor. The sum of the quantities with standard names sea_water_mass_per_unit_area_expressed_as_thickness and steric_change_in_sea_surface_height_above_sea_floor is the total thickness of the sea water column.

Term: steric_change_in_sea_surface_height

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Sea surface height" is a time-varying quantity. The steric change in sea surface height is the change in height that a water column of standard temperature T=0°C and practical salinity S=35.0 would undergo when its temperature and salinity are changed to the observed values. The sum of the quantities with standard names thermosteric_change_in_sea_surface_height and halosteric_change_in_sea_surface_height is the total steric change in the water column height, which has the standard name of steric_change_in_sea_surface_height. The sum of the quantities with standard names sea_water_mass_per_unit_area_expressed_as_thickness and steric_change_in_sea_surface_height is the total thickness of the sea water column.