land_ice_surface_mass_balance_rate
under discussion
Created: 20 Aug 2024
Proposer: Karl E. Taylor
Proposed Date: 2022-09-26
Change Date: 20 Aug 2024, 12:12 p.m.
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.
Change Date: 20 Aug 2024, 12:15 p.m.
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.
Change Date: 20 Aug 2024, 12:19 p.m.
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.