Term: land_ice_surface_specific_mass_balance_rate

Unit: m s-1

Unit ref: UVAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Land ice" means glaciers, ice-caps and ice-sheets resting on bedrock and also includes ice-shelves. Specific mass balance means the net rate at which ice is added at the land ice surface due to all processes of surface accumulation and ablation. A negative value means loss of ice.

Term: land_ice_surface_mass_balance_rate

Unit: m s-1

Unit ref: UVAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Land ice" means glaciers, ice-caps and ice-sheets resting on bedrock and also includes ice-shelves. Specific mass balance means the net rate at which ice is added at the land ice surface due to all processes of surface accumulation and ablation. A negative value means loss of ice.

Term: land_ice_surface_mass_balance_rate

Unit: m s-1

Unit ref: UVAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Land ice" means glaciers, ice-caps and ice-sheets resting on bedrock and also includes ice-shelves. "Surface mass balance" means the net rate at which ice is added at the land ice surface due to all processes of surface accumulation and ablation. A negative value means loss of ice.