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r31 r59 9 9 <description>"Aerosol" means the suspended liquid or solid particles in air (except cloud droplets).</description> 10 10 </entry> 11 <entry id="age_of_stratospheric_air"> 12 <canonical_units>s</canonical_units> 13 <description>"Age of stratospheric air" means an estimate of the time since a parcel of stratospheric air was last in contact with the troposphere.</description> 14 </entry> 11 15 <entry id="air_density"> 12 16 <canonical_units>kg m-3</canonical_units> … … 129 133 <description>"Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. "Aerosol" means the suspended liquid or solid particles in air (except cloud droplets).</description> 130 134 </entry> 135 <entry id="atmosphere_convective_cloud_condensed_water_content"> 136 <canonical_units>kg m-2</canonical_units> 137 <description>"condensed_water" means liquid and ice. Convective cloud is that produced by the convection schemes in an atmosphere model. "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "atmosphere content" of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, standard names including content_of_atmosphere_layer are used.</description> 138 </entry> 139 <entry id="atmosphere_convective_cloud_liquid_water_content"> 140 <canonical_units>kg m-2</canonical_units> 141 <description>Convective cloud is that produced by the convection schemes in an atmosphere model. "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "atmosphere content" of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, standard names including content_of_atmosphere_layer are used.</description> 142 </entry> 131 143 <entry id="atmosphere_convective_mass_flux"> 132 144 <canonical_units>kg m-2 s-1</canonical_units> … … 320 332 <description>"Biomass burning carbon" refers to the rate at which biomass is burned by forest fires etc., expressed as the mass of carbon which it contains. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.</description> 321 333 </entry> 334 <entry id="bolus_eastward_sea_water_velocity"> 335 <canonical_units>m s-1</canonical_units> 336 <description>Bolus velocity in an ocean model means the velocity due to a scheme representing eddy-induced effects which are not resolved on the grid scale of the model. "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward).</description> 337 </entry> 338 <entry id="bolus_northward_sea_water_velocity"> 339 <canonical_units>m s-1</canonical_units> 340 <description>Bolus velocity in an ocean model means the velocity due to a scheme representing eddy-induced effects which are not resolved on the grid scale of the model. "Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward).</description> 341 </entry> 342 <entry id="bolus_upward_sea_water_velocity"> 343 <canonical_units>m s-1</canonical_units> 344 <description>Bolus velocity in an ocean model means the velocity due to a scheme representing eddy-induced effects which are not resolved on the grid scale of the model. "Upward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward).</description> 345 </entry> 322 346 <entry id="brightness_temperature"> 323 347 <canonical_units>K</canonical_units> … … 342 366 </description> 343 367 </entry> 368 <entry id="canopy_throughfall_flux"> 369 <canonical_units>kg m-2 s-1</canonical_units> 370 <description>"Canopy" means the plant or vegetation canopy. "Throughfall" is the part of the precipitation flux that reaches the ground directly through the vegetative canopy, through intershrub spaces in the canopy, and as drip from the leaves, twigs, and stems (but not including snowmelt). In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.</description> 371 </entry> 344 372 <entry id="canopy_water_amount"> 345 373 <canonical_units>kg m-2</canonical_units> … … 678 706 <description>The WMO definition of sunshine is that the surface incident radiative flux from the solar beam (i.e. excluding diffuse skylight) exceeds 120 W m-2. "Duration" is the length of time for which a condition holds.</description> 679 707 </entry> 708 <entry id="dynamic_tropopause_potential_temperature"> 709 <canonical_units>K</canonical_units> 710 <description>The dynamical tropopause used in interpreting the dynamics of the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. There are various definitions of dynamical tropopause in the scientific literature.</description> 711 </entry> 680 712 <entry id="eastward_atmosphere_dry_static_energy_transport_across_unit_distance"> 681 713 <canonical_units>W m-1</canonical_units> … … 708 740 <grib>49</grib> 709 741 <description>A velocity is a vector quantity. "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward).</description> 742 </entry> 743 <entry id="eastward_transformed_eulerian_mean_velocity"> 744 <canonical_units>m s-1</canonical_units> 745 <description>Eastward indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward).</description> 710 746 </entry> 711 747 <entry id="eastward_water_vapor_flux"> … … 1376 1412 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y.</description> 1377 1413 </entry> 1414 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_atomic_bromine_in_air"> 1415 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1416 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical symbol of atomic bromine is Br.</description> 1417 </entry> 1418 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_atomic_chlorine_in_air"> 1419 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1420 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical symbol of atomic chlorine is Cl.</description> 1421 </entry> 1422 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_atomic_nitrogen_in_air"> 1423 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1424 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical symbol of atomic nitrogen is N.</description> 1425 </entry> 1378 1426 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_benzene_in_air"> 1379 1427 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1380 1428 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y.</description> 1381 1429 </entry> 1430 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_bromine_chloride_in_air"> 1431 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1432 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of bromine chloride is BrCl.</description> 1433 </entry> 1434 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_bromine_monoxide_in_air"> 1435 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1436 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of bromine monoxide is BrO.</description> 1437 </entry> 1438 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_bromine_nitrate_in_air"> 1439 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1440 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of bromine nitrate is BrONO2.</description> 1441 </entry> 1382 1442 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_carbon_dioxide_in_air"> 1383 1443 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> … … 1388 1448 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y.</description> 1389 1449 </entry> 1450 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_carbon_tetrachloride_in_air"> 1451 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1452 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of carbon tetrachloride is CCl4.</description> 1453 </entry> 1454 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_cfc11_in_air"> 1455 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1456 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of CFC11 is CFCl3. The IUPAC name for CFC11 is trichlorofluoromethane.</description> 1457 </entry> 1458 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_cfc113_in_air"> 1459 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1460 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of CFC113 is CCl2FCClF2. The IUPAC name for CFC113 is 112trichloro122trifluoroethane.</description> 1461 </entry> 1462 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_cfc113a_in_air"> 1463 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1464 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of CFC113a CCl3CF3. The IUPAC name for CFC113a is 111trichloro222trifluoroethane.</description> 1465 </entry> 1466 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_cfc114_in_air"> 1467 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1468 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of CFC114 is CClF2CClF2. The IUPAC name for CFC114 is 12dichloro1122tetrafluoroethane.</description> 1469 </entry> 1470 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_cfc115_in_air"> 1471 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1472 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of CFC115 is CClF2CF3. The IUPAC name for CFC115 is 11chloro11222pentafluoroethane.</description> 1473 </entry> 1474 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_cfc12_in_air"> 1475 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1476 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of CFC12 is CFCl3. The IUPAC name for CFC12 is dichlorodifluoromethane.</description> 1477 </entry> 1478 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_chlorine dioxide_in_air"> 1479 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1480 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of chlorine dioxide is OClO.</description> 1481 </entry> 1482 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_chlorine monoxide_in_air"> 1483 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1484 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of chlorine monoxide is ClO.</description> 1485 </entry> 1486 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_chlorine_nitrate_in_air"> 1487 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1488 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of chlorine nitrate is ClONO2.</description> 1489 </entry> 1490 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_dichlorine peroxide_in_air"> 1491 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1492 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of dichlorine peroxide is Cl2O2.</description> 1493 </entry> 1390 1494 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_dimethyl_sulfide_in_air"> 1391 1495 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1392 1496 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y.</description> 1393 1497 </entry> 1498 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_dinitrogen_pentoxide_in_air"> 1499 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1500 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of dinitrogen pentoxide is N2O5.</description> 1501 </entry> 1394 1502 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_ethane_in_air"> 1395 1503 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> … … 1416 1524 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y.</description> 1417 1525 </entry> 1526 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_halon1202_in_air"> 1527 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1528 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of halon1202 is CBr2F2.</description> 1529 </entry> 1530 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_halon1211_in_air"> 1531 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1532 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of halon1211 is CBrClF2.</description> 1533 </entry> 1534 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_halon1301_in_air"> 1535 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1536 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of halon1301 is CBrF3.</description> 1537 </entry> 1538 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_halon2402_in_air"> 1539 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1540 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of halon2402 is C2Br2F4.</description> 1541 </entry> 1418 1542 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_hexachlorobiphenyl_in_air"> 1419 1543 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1420 1544 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y.</description> 1421 1545 </entry> 1546 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_hydrogen_bromide_in_air"> 1547 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1548 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of hydrogen bromide is HBr.</description> 1549 </entry> 1550 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_hydrogen_chloride_in_air"> 1551 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1552 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of hydrogen chloride is HCl.</description> 1553 </entry> 1554 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_hydrogen_cyanide_in_air"> 1555 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1556 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of hydrogen cyanide is HCN.</description> 1557 </entry> 1558 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_hydrogen_peroxide_in_air"> 1559 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1560 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of hydrogen peroxide is H202.</description> 1561 </entry> 1562 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_hydroperoxyl_radical_in_air"> 1563 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1564 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of hydroperoxyl radical is HO2.</description> 1565 </entry> 1422 1566 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_hydroxyl_radical_in_air"> 1423 1567 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1424 1568 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y.</description> 1425 1569 </entry> 1570 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_hypobromous_acid_in_air"> 1571 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1572 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of hypobromous acid is HOBr.</description> 1573 </entry> 1574 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_hypochlorous acid_in_air"> 1575 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1576 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of hypochlorous acid is HOCl.</description> 1577 </entry> 1578 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_inorganic_chlorine_in_air"> 1579 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1580 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. "Inorganic chlorine",sometimes referred to as Cly, describes a family of chemical species which result from the degradation of chlorine-containing source gases (CFCs, HCFCs, VSLS) and natural inorganic chlorine sources such as sea-salt and other aerosols. mole_fraction_of_inorganic_chlorine is the sum of all species belonging to the family that are represented within a given model.</description> 1581 </entry> 1426 1582 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_isoprene_in_air"> 1427 1583 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> … … 1432 1588 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y.</description> 1433 1589 </entry> 1590 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_methyl_bromide_in_air"> 1591 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1592 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of methyl bromide is CH3Br.</description> 1593 </entry> 1594 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_methyl_chloride _in_air"> 1595 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1596 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of methyl chloride is CH3Cl.</description> 1597 </entry> 1598 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_methyl_hydroperoxide_in_air"> 1599 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1600 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of methyl hydroperoxide is CH3OOH.</description> 1601 </entry> 1602 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_molecular_hydrogen_in_air"> 1603 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1604 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of molecular hydrogen is H2.</description> 1605 </entry> 1434 1606 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_nitric_acid_in_air"> 1435 1607 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> … … 1443 1615 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1444 1616 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y.</description> 1617 </entry> 1618 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_nitrous_oxide_in_air"> 1619 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1620 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of nitrous oxide is N2O.</description> 1445 1621 </entry> 1446 1622 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air"> … … 1453 1629 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y.</description> 1454 1630 </entry> 1631 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_peroxynitric_acid_in_air"> 1632 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1633 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of peroxynitric acid is HNO4.</description> 1634 </entry> 1455 1635 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_propane_in_air"> 1456 1636 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> … … 1469 1649 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y.</description> 1470 1650 </entry> 1651 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_total_inorganic_bromine_in_air"> 1652 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1653 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. "Inorganic bromine",sometimes referred to as Bry, describes a family of chemical species which result from the degradation of bromine-containing source gases (halons, methyl bromide, VSLS) and natural inorganic bromine sources such as volcanoes, sea-salt and other aerosols. mole_fraction_of_inorganic_bromine is the sum of all species belonging to the family that are represented within a given model.</description> 1654 </entry> 1655 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_total_reactive_nitrogen_in_air"> 1656 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1657 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. "Reactive nitrogen", sometimes referred to as Noy, describes a family of chemical species. The family usually includes atomic nitrogen (N), nitrogen monoxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5), nitric acid (HNO3), peroxynitric acid (HNO4), bromine nitrate (BrONO2) and chlorine nitrate (ClONO2).</description> 1658 </entry> 1659 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_water_vapor_in_air"> 1660 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1661 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. The chemical formula of water vapor is H2O.</description> 1662 </entry> 1471 1663 <entry id="mole_fraction_of_xylene_in_air"> 1472 1664 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> 1473 1665 <description>Mole fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y.</description> 1666 </entry> 1667 <entry id="moles_of_carbon_monoxide_in_atmosphere"> 1668 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1669 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of carbon monoxide is CO.</description> 1670 </entry> 1671 <entry id="moles_of_carbon_tetrachloride_in_atmosphere"> 1672 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1673 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of carbon tetrachloride is CCl4.</description> 1674 </entry> 1675 <entry id="moles_of_cfc11_in_atmosphere"> 1676 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1677 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of CFC11 is CFCl3. The IUPAC name for CFC11 is trichlorofluoromethane.</description> 1678 </entry> 1679 <entry id="moles_of_cfc113_in_atmosphere"> 1680 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1681 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of CFC113 is CCl2FCClF2. The IUPAC name for CFC113 is 112trichloro122trifluoroethane.</description> 1682 </entry> 1683 <entry id="moles_of_cfc114_in_atmosphere"> 1684 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1685 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of CFC114 is CClF2CClF2. The IUPAC name for CFC114 is 12dichloro1122tetrafluoroethane.</description> 1686 </entry> 1687 <entry id="moles_of_cfc115_in_atmosphere"> 1688 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1689 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of CFC115 is CClF2CCF3. The IUPAC name for CFC115 is 11chloro11222pentafluoroethane.</description> 1690 </entry> 1691 <entry id="moles_of_cfc12_in_atmosphere"> 1692 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1693 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of CFC12 is CF2Cl2. The IUPAC name for CFC12 is dichlorodifluoromethane.</description> 1694 </entry> 1695 <entry id="moles_of_halon1202_in_atmosphere"> 1696 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1697 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of halon1202 is CBr2F2.</description> 1698 </entry> 1699 <entry id="moles_of_halon1211_in_atmosphere"> 1700 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1701 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of halon1211 is CBrClF2.</description> 1702 </entry> 1703 <entry id="moles_of_halon1301_in_atmosphere"> 1704 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1705 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of halon1301 is CBrF3.</description> 1706 </entry> 1707 <entry id="moles_of_halon2402_in_atmosphere"> 1708 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1709 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of halon2402 is C2Br2F4.</description> 1710 </entry> 1711 <entry id="moles_of_hcc140a_in_atmosphere"> 1712 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1713 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of HCC140a is CH3CCl3.</description> 1714 </entry> 1715 <entry id="moles_of_hcfc22_in_atmosphere"> 1716 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1717 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of HCFC22 is CHClF2.</description> 1718 </entry> 1719 <entry id="moles_of_methane_in_atmosphere"> 1720 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1721 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of methane is CH4.</description> 1722 </entry> 1723 <entry id="moles_of_methyl_bromide_in_atmosphere"> 1724 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1725 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of methyl bromide is CH3Br.</description> 1726 </entry> 1727 <entry id="moles_of_methyl_chloride_in_atmosphere"> 1728 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1729 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of methyl chloride is CH3Cl.</description> 1730 </entry> 1731 <entry id="moles_of_molecular_hydrogen_in_atmosphere"> 1732 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1733 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of molecular hydrogen is H2.</description> 1474 1734 </entry> 1475 1735 <entry id="moles_of_nitrate_and_nitrite_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water"> … … 1485 1745 <description>moles_of_X_per_unit_mass_inY is also called "molality" of X in Y, where X is a material constituent of Y.</description> 1486 1746 </entry> 1747 <entry id="moles_of_nitrous_oxide_in_atmosphere"> 1748 <canonical_units>mol</canonical_units> 1749 <description>The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of nitrous oxide is N2O.</description> 1750 </entry> 1487 1751 <entry id="moles_of_oxygen_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water"> 1488 1752 <canonical_units>mol kg-1</canonical_units> … … 1569 1833 <canonical_units>kg m-1 s-1</canonical_units> 1570 1834 <description>"Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). Transport across_unit_distance means expressed per unit distance normal to the direction of transport.</description> 1835 </entry> 1836 <entry id="northward_eliassen_palm_flux"> 1837 <canonical_units>m3 s-2</canonical_units> 1838 <description>"Eliassen Palm flux" is a widely used vector in the meridional plane, and the divergence of this flux appears as a forcing in the Transformed Eulerian mean formulation of the zonal mean zonal wind equation. "Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward).</description> 1839 </entry> 1840 <entry id="northward_heat_flux_due_to_eddy_advection"> 1841 <canonical_units>W m-2</canonical_units> 1842 <description>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. "Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.</description> 1571 1843 </entry> 1572 1844 <entry id="northward_mass_flux_of_air"> … … 1655 1927 <description>A velocity is a vector quantity. "Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward).</description> 1656 1928 </entry> 1929 <entry id="northward_transformed_eulerian_mean_velocity"> 1930 <canonical_units>m s-1</canonical_units> 1931 <description>"Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward).</description> 1932 </entry> 1657 1933 <entry id="northward_water_vapor_flux"> 1658 1934 <canonical_units>kg m-2 s-1</canonical_units> … … 2091 2367 <description>The unit of salinity is PSU, which is dimensionless. The units attribute should be given as 1e-3 or 0.001 i.e. parts per thousand if salinity is in PSU. Sea surface salinity is often abbreviated as "SSS". For the salinity of sea water at a particular depth or layer, a data variable of sea_water_salinity with a vertical coordinate axis should be used.</description> 2092 2368 </entry> 2369 <entry id="sea_surface_swell_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_first_frequency_moment"> 2370 <canonical_units>s</canonical_units> 2371 <description>The swell wave directional spectrum can be written as a five dimensional function S(t,x,y,f,theta) where t is time, x and y are horizontal coordinates (such as longitude and latitude), f is frequency and theta is direction. S can be integrated over direction to give S1= integral(S dtheta). Frequency moments, M(n) of S1 can then be calculated as follows: M(n) = integral(S1 f^n df), where f^n is f to the power of n. The first wave period, T(m1), is calculated as the ratio M(0)/M(1).</description> 2372 </entry> 2373 <entry id="sea_surface_swell_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_inverse_frequency_moment"> 2374 <canonical_units>s</canonical_units> 2375 <description>The swell wave directional spectrum can be written as a five dimensional function S(t,x,y,f,theta) where t is time, x and y are horizontal coordinates (such as longitude and latitude), f is frequency and theta is direction. S can be integrated over direction to give S1= integral(S dtheta). Frequency moments, M(n) of S1 can then be calculated as follows: M(n) = integral(S1 f^n df), where f^n is f to the power of n. The inverse wave period, T(m-1), is calculated as the ratio M(-1)/M(0).</description> 2376 </entry> 2377 <entry id="sea_surface_swell_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment"> 2378 <canonical_units>s</canonical_units> 2379 <description>The swell wave directional spectrum can be written as a five dimensional function S(t,x,y,f,theta) where t is time, x and y are horizontal coordinates (such as longitude and latitude), f is frequency and theta is direction. S can be integrated over direction to give S1= integral(S dtheta). Frequency moments, M(n) of S1 can then be calculated as follows: M(n) = integral(S1 f^n df), where f^n is f to the power of n. The second wave period, T(m2), is calculated as the square root of the ratio M(0)/M(2).</description> 2380 </entry> 2093 2381 <entry id="sea_surface_swell_wave_period"> 2094 2382 <canonical_units>s</canonical_units> … … 2126 2414 <description>"from_direction" is used in the construction X_from_direction and indicates the direction from which the velocity vector of X is coming.</description> 2127 2415 </entry> 2416 <entry id="sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_first_frequency_moment"> 2417 <canonical_units>s</canonical_units> 2418 <description>The wave directional spectrum can be written as a five dimensional function S(t,x,y,f,theta) where t is time, x and y are horizontal coordinates (such as longitude and latitude), f is frequency and theta is direction. S has the standard name sea_surface_wave_directional_variance_spectral_density. S can be integrated over direction to give S1= integral(S dtheta) and this quantity has the standard name sea_surface_wave_variance_spectral_density. Frequency moments, M(n) of S1 can then be calculated as follows: M(n) = integral(S1 f^n df), where f^n is f to the power of n. The first wave period, T(m1) is calculated as the ratio M(0)/M(1).</description> 2419 </entry> 2420 <entry id="sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_inverse_frequency_moment"> 2421 <canonical_units>s</canonical_units> 2422 <description>The wave directional spectrum can be written as a five dimensional function S(t,x,y,f,theta) where t is time, x and y are horizontal coordinates (such as longitude and latitude), f is frequency and theta is direction. S has the standard name sea_surface_wave_directional_variance_spectral_density. S can be integrated over direction to give S1= integral(S dtheta) and this quantity has the standard name sea_surface_wave_variance_spectral_density. Frequency moments, M(n) of S1 can then be calculated as follows: M(n) = integral(S1 f^n df), where f^n is f to the power of n. The inverse wave period, T(m-1), is calculated as the ratio M(-1)/M(0).</description> 2423 </entry> 2424 <entry id="sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment"> 2425 <canonical_units>s</canonical_units> 2426 <description>The wave directional spectrum can be written as a five dimensional function S(t,x,y,f,theta) where t is time, x and y are horizontal coordinates (such as longitude and latitude), f is frequency and theta is direction. S has the standard name sea_surface_wave_directional_variance_spectral_density. S can be integrated over direction to give S1= integral(S dtheta) and this quantity has the standard name sea_surface_wave_variance_spectral_density. Frequency moments, M(n) of S1 can then be calculated as follows: M(n) = integral(S1 f^n df), where f^n is f to the power of n. The second wave period, T(m2) is calculated as the square root of the ratio M(0)/M(2).</description> 2427 </entry> 2128 2428 <entry id="sea_surface_wave_significant_height"> 2129 2429 <canonical_units>m</canonical_units> … … 2142 2442 <canonical_units>s</canonical_units> 2143 2443 <description>A period is an interval of time, or the time-period of an oscillation. The zero upcrossing period is defined as the time interval between consecutive occasions on which the surface height passes upward above the mean level.</description> 2444 </entry> 2445 <entry id="sea_surface_wind_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_first_frequency_moment"> 2446 <canonical_units>s</canonical_units> 2447 <description>The wind wave directional spectrum can be written as a five dimensional function S(t,x,y,f,theta) where t is time, x and y are horizontal coordinates (such as longitude and latitude), f is frequency and theta is direction. S can be integrated over direction to give S1= integral(S dtheta) . Frequency moments, M(n) of S1 can then be calculated as follows: M(n) = integral(S1 f^n df), where f^n is f to the power of n. The first wave period, T(m1) is calculated as the ratio M(0)/M(1).</description> 2448 </entry> 2449 <entry id="sea_surface_wind_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_inverse_frequency_moment"> 2450 <canonical_units>s</canonical_units> 2451 <description>The wind wave directional spectrum can be written as a five dimensional function S(t,x,y,f,theta) where t is time, x and y are horizontal coordinates (such as longitude and latitude), f is frequency and theta is direction. S can be integrated over direction to give S1= integral(S dtheta). Frequency moments, M(n) of S1 can then be calculated as follows: M(n) = integral(S1 f^n df), where f^n is f to the power of n. The inverse wave period, T(m-1), is calculated as the ratio M(-1)/M(0).</description> 2452 </entry> 2453 <entry id="sea_surface_wind_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment"> 2454 <canonical_units>s</canonical_units> 2455 <description>The wind wave directional spectrum can be written as a five dimensional function S(t,x,y,f,theta) where t is time, x and y are horizontal coordinates (such as longitude and latitude), f is frequency and theta is direction. S can be integrated over direction, thus S1= integral(S dtheta). Frequency moments, M(n) of S1 can then be calculated as follows: M(n) = integral(S1 f^n df), where f^n is f to the power of n. The second wave period, T(m2), is calculated as the square root of the ratio M(0)/M(2).</description> 2144 2456 </entry> 2145 2457 <entry id="sea_surface_wind_wave_period"> … … 2369 2681 <description>"specific" means per unit mass.</description> 2370 2682 </entry> 2683 <entry id="specific_kinetic_energy_of_sea_water"> 2684 <canonical_units>m2 s-2</canonical_units> 2685 <description>"specific" means per unit mass.</description> 2686 </entry> 2371 2687 <entry id="speed_of_sound_in_air"> 2372 2688 <canonical_units>m s-1</canonical_units> … … 2746 3062 <description>The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "Amount" means mass per unit area. Surface amount refers to the amount on the ground, excluding that on the plant or vegetation canopy.</description> 2747 3063 </entry> 3064 <entry id="surface_snow_and_ice_melt_heat_flux"> 3065 <canonical_units>W m-2</canonical_units> 3066 <description>The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. The snow and ice melt heat flux is the supply of latent heat which is melting snow and ice at freezing point. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.</description> 3067 </entry> 3068 <entry id="surface_snow_and_ice_sublimation_flux"> 3069 <canonical_units>kg m-2 s-1</canonical_units> 3070 <description>The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. Sublimation is the conversion of solid into vapor. The snow and ice sublimation flux is the loss of snow and ice mass resulting from their conversion to water vapor. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.</description> 3071 </entry> 2748 3072 <entry id="surface_snow_area_fraction"> 2749 3073 <canonical_units>1</canonical_units> … … 2837 3161 <description>The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "Water" means water in all phases, including frozen i.e. ice and snow. "Upward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward). The surface water flux is the result of precipitation and evaporation. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.</description> 2838 3162 </entry> 3163 <entry id="surface_upward_water_vapor_flux_in_air"> 3164 <canonical_units>kg m-2 s-1</canonical_units> 3165 <description>The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "Upward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward). In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.</description> 3166 </entry> 2839 3167 <entry id="surface_upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air"> 2840 3168 <canonical_units>W m-2</canonical_units> … … 3262 3590 <description>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. "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.)</description> 3263 3591 </entry> 3592 <entry id="tendency_of_eastward_wind_due_to_eliassen_palm_flux_divergence"> 3593 <canonical_units>m s-2</canonical_units> 3594 <description>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. "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). "Eliassen Palm flux" is a widely used vector in the meridional plane, and the divergence of this flux appears as a forcing in the Transformed Eulerian mean formulation of the zonal mean zonal wind equation. Thus, "eastward_wind" here will generally be the zonally averaged eastward wind.</description> 3595 </entry> 3264 3596 <entry id="tendency_of_eastward_wind_due_to_gravity_wave_drag"> 3265 3597 <canonical_units>m s-2</canonical_units> … … 3267 3599 <description>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. "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.)</description> 3268 3600 </entry> 3601 <entry id="tendency_of_eastward_wind_due_to_nonorographic_gravity_wave_drag"> 3602 <canonical_units>m s-2</canonical_units> 3603 <description>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. "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). The total tendency of the eastward wind due to gravity waves has the standard name tendency_of_eastward_wind_due_to_gravity_wave_drag. It is the sum of the tendencies due to orographic gravity waves and nonorographic waves. The tendency of eastward wind due to orographic gravity waves has the standard name tendency_of_eastward_wind_due_to_orographic_gravity_wave_drag.</description> 3604 </entry> 3605 <entry id="tendency_of_eastward_wind_due_to_numerical_artefacts"> 3606 <canonical_units>m s-2</canonical_units> 3607 <description>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. "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). The total tendency of the eastward wind will include a variety of numerical and diffusive effects: a variable with this standard name is sometimes needed to allow the momentum budget to be closed.</description> 3608 </entry> 3609 <entry id="tendency_of_eastward_wind_due_to_orographic_gravity_wave_drag"> 3610 <canonical_units>m s-2</canonical_units> 3611 <description>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. "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). The total tendency of the eastward wind due to gravity waves has the standard name tendency_of_eastward_wind_due_to_gravity_wave_drag. It is the sum of the tendencies due to orographic gravity waves and nonorographic waves. The tendency of eastward wind due to nonorographic gravity waves has the standard name tendency_of_eastward_wind_due_to_nonorographic_gravity_wave_drag.</description> 3612 </entry> 3269 3613 <entry id="tendency_of_enthalpy_content_of_atmosphere_layer_due_to_advection"> 3270 3614 <canonical_units>W m-2</canonical_units> … … 3310 3654 <canonical_units>s-1</canonical_units> 3311 3655 <description>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. "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. Mass fraction is used in the construction mass_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. It means the ratio of the mass of Y to the mass of X (including Y).</description> 3656 </entry> 3657 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_carbon_monoxide_in_atmosphere"> 3658 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3659 <description>t"endency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of carbon monoxide is CO.</description> 3660 </entry> 3661 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_carbon_monoxide_in_middle_atmosphere"> 3662 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3663 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "moles_of_X_in_middle_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere and stratosphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of carbon monoxide is CO.</description> 3664 </entry> 3665 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_carbon_monoxide_in_troposphere"> 3666 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3667 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "moles_of_X_in_troposphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of carbon monoxide is CO.</description> 3668 </entry> 3669 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_carbon_tetrachloride_in_atmosphere"> 3670 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3671 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of carbon tetrachloride is CCl4.</description> 3672 </entry> 3673 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_cfc11_in_atmosphere"> 3674 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3675 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of CFC11 is CFCl3. The IUPAC name for CFC11 is trichlorofluoromethane.</description> 3676 </entry> 3677 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_cfc113_in_atmosphere"> 3678 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3679 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of CFC113 is CFCl3. The IUPAC name for CFC113 is 112trichloro122trifluoroethane.</description> 3680 </entry> 3681 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_cfc114_in_atmosphere"> 3682 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3683 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of CFC114 is CFCl3. The IUPAC name for CFC114 is 12dichloro1122tetrafluoroethane.</description> 3684 </entry> 3685 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_cfc115_in_atmosphere"> 3686 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3687 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of CFC115 is CFCl3. The IUPAC name for CFC115 is 11chloro11222pentafluoroethane.</description> 3688 </entry> 3689 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_cfc12_in_atmosphere"> 3690 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3691 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of CFC12 is CFCl3. The IUPAC name for CFC12 is dichlorodifluoromethane.</description> 3692 </entry> 3693 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_halon1202_in_atmosphere"> 3694 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3695 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of halon 1202 is CBr2F2.</description> 3696 </entry> 3697 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_halon1211_in_atmosphere"> 3698 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3699 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of halon1211 is CBrClF2.</description> 3700 </entry> 3701 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_halon1301_in_atmosphere"> 3702 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3703 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of halon1301 is CBrF3.</description> 3704 </entry> 3705 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_halon2402_in_atmosphere"> 3706 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3707 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of halon2402 is C2Br2F2.</description> 3708 </entry> 3709 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_hcc140a_in_atmosphere"> 3710 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3711 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of HCC140a is CH3CCl3.</description> 3712 </entry> 3713 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_hcc140a_in_middle_atmosphere"> 3714 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3715 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "moles_of_X_in_middle_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere and stratosphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of HCC140a is CH3CCl3.</description> 3716 </entry> 3717 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_hcc140a_in_troposphere"> 3718 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3719 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "moles_of_X_in_troposphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of HCC140a is CH3CCl3.</description> 3720 </entry> 3721 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_hcfc22_in_atmosphere"> 3722 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3723 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of HCFC22 is CHClF2.</description> 3724 </entry> 3725 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_hcfc22_in_troposphere"> 3726 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3727 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "moles_of_X_in_troposphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of HCFC22 is CHClF2.</description> 3728 </entry> 3729 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_methane_in_atmosphere"> 3730 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3731 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of methane is CH4.</description> 3732 </entry> 3733 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_methane_in_middle_atmosphere"> 3734 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3735 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "moles_of_X_in_middle_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere and stratosphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of methane is CH4.</description> 3736 </entry> 3737 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_methane_in_troposphere"> 3738 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3739 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "moles_of_X_in_troposphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of methane is CH4.</description> 3740 </entry> 3741 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_methyl_bromide_in_atmosphere"> 3742 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3743 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of methyl bromide is CH3Br.</description> 3744 </entry> 3745 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_methyl_bromide_in_middle_atmosphere"> 3746 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3747 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "moles_of_X_in_middle_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere and stratosphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of methyl bromide is CH3Br.</description> 3748 </entry> 3749 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_methyl_bromide_in_troposphere"> 3750 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3751 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "moles_of_X_in_troposphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of methyl bromide is CH3Br.</description> 3752 </entry> 3753 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_methyl_chloride_in_atmosphere"> 3754 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3755 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of methyl chloride is CH3Cl.</description> 3756 </entry> 3757 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_methyl_chloride_in_middle_atmosphere"> 3758 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3759 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "moles_of_X_in_middle_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere and stratosphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of methyl chloride is CH3Cl.</description> 3760 </entry> 3761 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_methyl_chloride_in_troposphere"> 3762 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3763 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "moles_of_X_in_troposphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of methyl chloride is CH3Cl.</description> 3764 </entry> 3765 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_molecular_hydrogen_in_atmosphere"> 3766 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3767 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of molecular hydrogen is H2.</description> 3768 </entry> 3769 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_molecular_hydrogen_in_middle_atmosphere"> 3770 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3771 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "moles_of_X_in_middle_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere and stratosphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of molecular hydrogen is H2.</description> 3772 </entry> 3773 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_molecular_hydrogen_in_troposphere"> 3774 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3775 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "moles_of_X_in_troposphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the troposphere, i.e, summed over that part of the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of molecular hydrogen is H2.</description> 3776 </entry> 3777 <entry id="tendency_of_moles_of_nitrous_oxide_in_atmosphere"> 3778 <canonical_units>mol s-1</canonical_units> 3779 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The construction "moles_of_X_in_atmosphere" means the total number of moles of X contained in the entire atmosphere, i.e, summed over the atmospheric column and over the entire globe. The chemical formula of nitrous oxide is N2O.</description> 3312 3780 </entry> 3313 3781 <entry id="tendency_of_northward_wind"> … … 3342 3810 <description>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. "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. "Layer" means any layer with upper and lower boundaries that have constant values in some vertical coordinate. There must be a vertical coordinate variable indicating the extent of the layer(s). If the layers are model layers, the vertical coordinate can be model_level_number, but it is recommended to specify a physical coordinate (in a scalar or auxiliary coordinate variable) as well. Potential energy is the sum of the gravitational potential energy relative to the geoid and the centripetal potential energy. (The geopotential is the specific potential energy.)</description> 3343 3811 </entry> 3812 <entry id="tendency_of_sea_ice_area_fraction_due_to_dynamics"> 3813 <canonical_units>s-1</canonical_units> 3814 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "X_area_fraction" means the fraction of horizontal area occupied by X. Sea ice area fraction is area of the sea surface occupied by sea ice. It is also called "sea ice concentration". "Sea ice dynamics" refers to the motion of sea ice.</description> 3815 </entry> 3816 <entry id="tendency_of_sea_ice_area_fraction_due_to_thermodynamics"> 3817 <canonical_units>s-1</canonical_units> 3818 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "X_area_fraction" means the fraction of horizontal area occupied by X. Sea ice area fraction is area of the sea surface occupied by sea ice. It is also called "sea ice concentration". "Sea ice thermodynamics" refers to the addition or subtraction of mass due to surface and basal fluxes.</description> 3819 </entry> 3820 <entry id="tendency_of_sea_ice_thickness_due_to_dynamics"> 3821 <canonical_units>m s-1</canonical_units> 3822 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Sea ice dynamics" refers to the motion of sea ice.</description> 3823 </entry> 3344 3824 <entry id="tendency_of_sea_ice_thickness_due_to_thermodynamics"> 3345 3825 <canonical_units>m s-1</canonical_units> 3346 3826 <grib>97</grib> 3347 3827 <description>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. "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time.</description> 3828 </entry> 3829 <entry id="tendency_of_sea_water_salinity_due_to_advection"> 3830 <canonical_units>1e-3 s-1</canonical_units> 3831 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The unit of salinity is PSU, which is dimensionless. The units attribute should be given as 1e-3 or 0.001 (parts per thousand) s-1 if salinity is in PSU.</description> 3832 </entry> 3833 <entry id="tendency_of_sea_water_salinity_due_to_bolus_advection"> 3834 <canonical_units>1e-3 s-1</canonical_units> 3835 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The unit of salinity is PSU, which is dimensionless. The units attribute should be given as 1e-3 or 0.001 (parts per thousand) s-1 if salinity is in PSU. Bolus advection in an ocean model means the part due to a scheme representing eddy-induced effects not included in the velocity field</description> 3836 </entry> 3837 <entry id="tendency_of_sea_water_salinity_due_to_horizontal_mixing"> 3838 <canonical_units>1e-3 s-1</canonical_units> 3839 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The unit of salinity is PSU, which is dimensionless. The units attribute should be given as 1e-3 or 0.001 (parts per thousand) s-1 if salinity is in PSU. "Horizontal mixing" means any horizontal transport other than by advection and bolus advection, usually represented as horizontal diffusion in ocean models.</description> 3840 </entry> 3841 <entry id="tendency_of_sea_water_salinity_due_to_sea_ice_thermodynamics"> 3842 <canonical_units>1e-3 s-1</canonical_units> 3843 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The unit of salinity is PSU, which is dimensionless. The units attribute should be given as 1e-3 or 0.001 (parts per thousand) s-1 if salinity is in PSU. "Sea ice thermodynamics" refers to the addition or subtraction of sea ice mass due to surface and basal fluxes.</description> 3844 </entry> 3845 <entry id="tendency_of_sea_water_salinity_due_to_vertical_mixing"> 3846 <canonical_units>1e-3 s-1</canonical_units> 3847 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. The unit of salinity is PSU, which is dimensionless. The units attribute should be given as 1e-3 or 0.001 (parts per thousand) s-1 if salinity is in PSU. "Vertical mixing" means any vertical transport other than by advection and bolus advection, represented by a combination of vertical diffusion, turbulent mixing and convection in ocean models.</description> 3848 </entry> 3849 <entry id="tendency_of_sea_water_temperature_due_to_advection"> 3850 <canonical_units>K s-1</canonical_units> 3851 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time.</description> 3852 </entry> 3853 <entry id="tendency_of_sea_water_temperature_due_to_bolus_advection"> 3854 <canonical_units>K s-1</canonical_units> 3855 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. Bolus advection in an ocean model means the part due to a scheme representing eddy-induced effects not included in the velocity field.</description> 3856 </entry> 3857 <entry id="tendency_of_sea_water_temperature_due_to_horizontal_mixing"> 3858 <canonical_units>K s-1</canonical_units> 3859 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Horizontal mixing" means any horizontal transport other than by advection and bolus advection, usually represented as horizontal diffusion in ocean models. </description> 3860 </entry> 3861 <entry id="tendency_of_sea_water_temperature_due_to_vertical_mixing"> 3862 <canonical_units>K s-1</canonical_units> 3863 <description>"tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Vertical mixing" means any vertical transport other than by advection and bolus advection, represented by a combination of vertical diffusion, turbulent mixing and convection in ocean models.</description> 3348 3864 </entry> 3349 3865 <entry id="tendency_of_specific_humidity"> … … 3464 3980 <description>"shortwave" means shortwave radiation. "toa" means top of atmosphere. Adjusted forcing is the radiative flux change caused by an imposed change in radiative forcing agent (greenhouse gases, aerosol, solar radiation, etc.) after allowance for stratospheric temperature adjustment.</description> 3465 3981 </entry> 3982 <entry id="toa_cloud_radiative_effect"> 3983 <canonical_units>W m-2</canonical_units> 3984 <description>"toa" means top of atmosphere. Cloud radiative effect is also commonly known as "cloud radiative forcing". It is the sum of the quantities with standard names shortwave_cloud_radiative_effect and longwave_cloud_radiative_effect.</description> 3985 </entry> 3466 3986 <entry id="toa_incoming_shortwave_flux"> 3467 3987 <canonical_units>W m-2</canonical_units> … … 3480 4000 <canonical_units>W m-2</canonical_units> 3481 4001 <description>"shortwave" means shortwave radiation. "toa" means top of atmosphere. Instantaneous forcing is the radiative flux change caused instantaneously by an imposed change in radiative forcing agent (greenhouse gases, aerosol, solar radiation, etc.).</description> 4002 </entry> 4003 <entry id="toa_longwave_cloud_radiative_effect"> 4004 <canonical_units>W m-2</canonical_units> 4005 <description>"toa" means top of atmosphere. "Longwave" means longwave radiation. Cloud radiative effect is also commonly known as "cloud radiative forcing". It is the difference in radiative flux resulting from the presence of clouds, i.e. it is the difference between toa_outgoing_longwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky and toa_outgoing_longwave_flux.</description> 3482 4006 </entry> 3483 4007 <entry id="toa_net_downward_longwave_flux"> … … 3532 4056 <description>A phrase assuming_condition indicates that the named quantity is the value which would obtain if all aspects of the system were unaltered except for the assumption of the circumstances specified by the condition. "shortwave" means shortwave radiation. "toa" means top of atmosphere. The TOA outgoing shortwave flux is the reflected and scattered solar radiative flux i.e. the "upwelling" TOA shortwave flux, sometimes called the "outgoing shortwave radiation" or "OSR". In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.</description> 3533 4057 </entry> 4058 <entry id="toa_shortwave_cloud_radiative_effect"> 4059 <canonical_units>W m-2</canonical_units> 4060 <description>"toa" means top of atmosphere. "Shortwave" means shortwave radiation. Cloud radiative effect is also commonly known as "cloud radiative forcing". It is the difference in radiative flux resulting from the presence of clouds, i.e. the difference between toa_net_downward_shortwave_flux and toa_net_downward_shortwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky.</description> 4061 </entry> 3534 4062 <entry id="transpiration_amount"> 3535 4063 <canonical_units>kg m-2</canonical_units> … … 3604 4132 <canonical_units>Pa</canonical_units> 3605 4133 <description>"Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). "Upward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward). "Upward eastward" indicates the ZX component of a tensor. An upward eastward stress is an upward flux of eastward momentum, which accelerates the upper medium eastward and the lower medium westward.</description> 4134 </entry> 4135 <entry id="upward_eliassen_palm_flux"> 4136 <canonical_units>m3 s-2</canonical_units> 4137 <description>"Eliassen Palm flux" is a widely used vector in the meridional plane, and the divergence of this flux appears as a forcing in the Transformed Eulerian mean formulation of the zonal mean zonal wind equation. "Upward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward).</description> 4138 </entry> 4139 <entry id="upward_flux_of_eastward_momentum_due_to_nonorographic_eastward_gravity_waves"> 4140 <canonical_units>Pa</canonical_units> 4141 <description>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. "Upward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward). Momentum flux is dimensionally equivalent to stress and pressure. It is a tensor quantity. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. The total upward momentum flux due to gravity waves is the sum of the fluxes due to orographic gravity waves and nonorographic waves. The upward momentum flux due to orographic gravity waves has the standard name upward_flux_of_eastward_momentum_due_to_orographic_gravity_waves. The total upward momentum flux due to nonorographic gravity waves is the sum of the fluxes due to eastward and westward propagating waves. The latter has the standard name upward_flux_of_eastward_momentum_due_to_nonorographic_westward _gravity_waves. </description> 4142 </entry> 4143 <entry id="upward_flux_of_eastward_momentum_due_to_nonorographic_westward_gravity_waves"> 4144 <canonical_units>Pa</canonical_units> 4145 <description>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. "Upward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward). Momentum flux is dimensionally equivalent to stress and pressure. It is a tensor quantity. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. The total upward momentum flux due to gravity waves is the sum of the fluxes due to orographic gravity waves and nonorographic waves. The upward momentum flux due to orographic gravity waves has the standard name upward_flux_of_eastward_momentum_due_to_orographic_gravity_waves. The total upward momentum flux due to nonorographic gravity waves is the sum of the fluxes due to eastward and westward propagating waves. The former has the standard name upward_flux_of_eastward_momentum_due_to_nonorographic_eastward _gravity_waves. </description> 4146 </entry> 4147 <entry id="upward_flux_of_eastward_momentum_due_to_orographic_gravity_waves"> 4148 <canonical_units>Pa</canonical_units> 4149 <description>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. "Upward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward). Momentum flux is dimensionally equivalent to stress and pressure. It is a tensor quantity. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. The total upward momentum flux due to gravity waves is the sum of the fluxes due to orographic gravity waves and nonorographic waves. The total upward momentum flux due to nonorographic gravity waves is the sum of the fluxes due to eastward and westward propagating waves. These quantities have the standard names upward_flux_of_eastward_momentum_due_to_nonorographic_eastward _gravity_waves and upward_flux_of_eastward_momentum_due_to_nonorographic_westward _gravity_waves, respectively. </description> 3606 4150 </entry> 3607 4151 <entry id="upward_heat_flux_at_ground_level_in_snow">
