Dataset Information

acknowledgement: This research was carried out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by the California Institute of Technology under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
author: Dimitris Menemenlis et al.
contributor: Chris Hill, Christopher E. Henze, Jinbo Wang, Ian Fenty
contributor_role: MITgcm developer, AMES supercomputer support, creator of netcdf files for PODAAC, metadata
cdm_data_type: Grid
Conventions: CF-1.7, ACDD-1.3
creator_email: menemenlis@jpl.nasa.gov
creator_institution: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
creator_name: Dimitris Menemelis et al.
creator_type: group
creator_url: https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Menemenlis/
date_created: 2021-01-20T00:00:00
date_issued: 2021-01-20T00:00:00
date_metadata_modified: 2021-01-20T00:00:00
geospatial_lat_max: -16.5053577
geospatial_lat_min: -20.4840832
geospatial_lat_units: degrees_north
geospatial_lon_max: 150.239578
geospatial_lon_min: 146.260422
geospatial_lon_units: degrees_east
geospatial_bounds_crs: EPSG:4326
geospatial_vertical_max: 0
geospatial_vertical_min: -6134.500000000000
geospatial_vertical_positive: up
geospatial_vertical_resolution: variable
geospatial_vertical_units: meter
history: Inaugural release of LLC4320 regions to PO.DAAC to support pre-SWOT activities.
id: MITgcm_LLC4320_Pre-SWOT_JPL_L4_Yongala_v1.0
institution: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
instrument_vocabulary: GCMD instrument keywords
keywords: EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > EARTH SCIENCE MODELS
keywords_vocabulary: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
license: Public Domain
metadata_link: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/ws/metadata/dataset/?format=iso&shortName=MITgcm_LLC4320_Pre-SWOT_JPL_L4_Yongala_v1.0
naming_authority: gov.nasa.jpl
platform_vocabulary: GCMD platform keywords
processing_level: L4
product_time_coverage_end: 2012-11-15T00:00:00
product_time_coverage_start: 2011-09-13T00:00:00
product_version: 1.0
program: NASA Physical Oceanography
project: Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) and Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean (ECCO)
publisher_email: podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
publisher_institution: PO.DAAC
publisher_name: Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC)
publisher_type: institution
publisher_url: https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
source: MITgcm simulation
standard_name_vocabulary: NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention
summary: This is a subset of a global ocean simulation named LLC4320 based on MITgcm. The simulation has a norminal 1/48 deg horizontal resolution, about 2km in the mid-latitudes. The model has 90 vertical levels, with about 1-m vertical resolution at the surface and 30 m down to 500 m, for better resolving the upper-ocean processes. The model has zero parameterized horizontal diffusivity. In the vertical direction, the K-profile parameterization (KPP; Large et al. 1994) is used for boundary layer turbulent mixing. The model is forced by the 6-hourly ERA-Interim atmosphere reanalysis. In addition, a synthetic surface pressure field consisting of the 16 most dominant tidal constituents is used to dynamically mimic the tidal forcing.
time_coverage_end: 2012-10-01 23:00:00
time_coverage_start: 2012-10-01 00:00:00
title: LLC4320 regional Yongala National Reference Mooring
geospatial_lon_resolution: variable
geospatial_lat_resolution: variable
platform: MITgcm

Variables in this Dataset

j_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [j_g = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at 'v' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'v' (e.g., VVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same y coordinate.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [i_g = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at 'u' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'u' (e.g., UVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
k: Array of 32 bit Integers [k = 0..64]
long_name: grid index in z for tracer variables
axis: Z
coverage_content_type: coordinate
k_u: Array of 32 bit Integers [k_u = 0..64]
long_name: grid index in z for variables at lower 'w' location
comment: First index corresponds to 'w' location at the bottom of the uppermost model tracer cell.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
k_l: Array of 32 bit Integers [k_l = 0..64]
long_name: grid index in z for variables at upper 'w' location
comment: First index corresponds to 'w' location at the top of the uppermost model tracer cell.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
k_p1: Array of 32 bit Integers [k_p1 = 0..65]
long_name: grid index in z for variables at upper 'w' location
comment: First index corresponds to 'w' location at the top of the uppermost model tracer cell.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
XC: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: longitude
long_name: longitude of tracer grid cell center
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: degrees_east
bounds: XC_bnds
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -180.0000000000000
valid_max: 180.0000000000000
XC: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: longitude
long_name: longitude of tracer grid cell center
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: degrees_east
bounds: XC_bnds
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -180.0000000000000
valid_max: 180.0000000000000
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
YC: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: latitude
long_name: latitude of tracer grid cell center
units: degrees_north
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
bounds: YC_bnds
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -90.00000000000000
valid_max: 90.00000000000000
YC: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: latitude
long_name: latitude of tracer grid cell center
units: degrees_north
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
bounds: YC_bnds
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -90.00000000000000
valid_max: 90.00000000000000
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
DXV: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: cell_x_size_at_f_location
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100.0000000000000
valid_max: 5000.000000000000
DXV: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: cell_x_size_at_f_location
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100.0000000000000
valid_max: 5000.000000000000
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
DYU: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: cell_y_size_at_f_location
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100.0000000000000
valid_max: 5000.000000000000
DYU: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: cell_y_size_at_f_location
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100.0000000000000
valid_max: 5000.000000000000
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
Depth: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: sea_floor_depth_below_geoid
long_name: model seafloor depth below ocean surface at rest
comments_1: Model sea surface height (SSH) of 0m corresponds to an ocean surface at rest relative to the geoid. Depth corresponds to seafloor depth below geoid.
comments_2: Note: the MITgcm used by ECCO V4r4 implements 'partial cells' so the actual model seafloor depth may differ from the seafloor depth provided by the input bathymetry file.
units: m
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: 0.000000000000000
valid_max: 6500.000000000000
Depth: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: sea_floor_depth_below_geoid
long_name: model seafloor depth below ocean surface at rest
comments_1: Model sea surface height (SSH) of 0m corresponds to an ocean surface at rest relative to the geoid. Depth corresponds to seafloor depth below geoid.
comments_2: Note: the MITgcm used by ECCO V4r4 implements 'partial cells' so the actual model seafloor depth may differ from the seafloor depth provided by the input bathymetry file.
units: m
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: 0.000000000000000
valid_max: 6500.000000000000
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
AngleSN: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: AngleSN
comments_1: AngleCS and AngleSN are required to calculate the geographic (meridional, zonal) components of vectors on the curvilinear model grid
comments_2: Note: for vector R with components R_x and R_y in local grid directions x and y, the geographical eastward component R_{east} = CS R_x - SN R_y. The geographical northward component R_{north} = SN R_x + CS R_y.
units: m2
grid_location: v
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -1.000000000000000
valid_max: 1.000000000000000
AngleSN: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: AngleSN
comments_1: AngleCS and AngleSN are required to calculate the geographic (meridional, zonal) components of vectors on the curvilinear model grid
comments_2: Note: for vector R with components R_x and R_y in local grid directions x and y, the geographical eastward component R_{east} = CS R_x - SN R_y. The geographical northward component R_{north} = SN R_x + CS R_y.
units: m2
grid_location: v
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -1.000000000000000
valid_max: 1.000000000000000
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
AngleCS: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: AngleCS
comments_1: AngleCS and AngleSN are required to calculate the geographic (meridional, zonal) components of vectors on the curvilinear model grid
comments_2: Note: for vector R with components R_x and R_y: R_{east} = CS R_x - SN R_y. R_{north} = SN R_x + CS R_y
units: m2
grid_location: v
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -1.000000000000000
valid_max: 1.000000000000000
AngleCS: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: AngleCS
comments_1: AngleCS and AngleSN are required to calculate the geographic (meridional, zonal) components of vectors on the curvilinear model grid
comments_2: Note: for vector R with components R_x and R_y: R_{east} = CS R_x - SN R_y. R_{north} = SN R_x + CS R_y
units: m2
grid_location: v
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -1.000000000000000
valid_max: 1.000000000000000
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
DXC: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: cell_x_size_at_u_location
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100.0000000000000
valid_max: 5000.000000000000
DXC: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219][i_g = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: cell_x_size_at_u_location
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100.0000000000000
valid_max: 5000.000000000000
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [i_g = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at 'u' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'u' (e.g., UVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
DYG: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: cell_y_size_at_u_location
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100.0000000000000
valid_max: 5000.000000000000
DYG: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219][i_g = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: cell_y_size_at_u_location
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100.0000000000000
valid_max: 5000.000000000000
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [i_g = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at 'u' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'u' (e.g., UVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
DYC: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: cell_y_size_at_v_location
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100.0000000000000
valid_max: 5000.000000000000
DYC: Array of 32 bit Reals [j_g = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: cell_y_size_at_v_location
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100.0000000000000
valid_max: 5000.000000000000
j_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [j_g = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at 'v' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'v' (e.g., VVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same y coordinate.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
DXG: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: cell_x_size_at_v_location
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100.0000000000000
valid_max: 5000.000000000000
DXG: Array of 32 bit Reals [j_g = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: cell_x_size_at_v_location
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100.0000000000000
valid_max: 5000.000000000000
j_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [j_g = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at 'v' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'v' (e.g., VVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same y coordinate.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
XG: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: longitude
long_name: longitude of 'southwest' corner of tracer grid cell
comment: Nonuniform grid spacing. Note: 'southwest' does not correspond to geographic orientation but is used for convenience to describe the computational grid. See MITgcm dcoumentation for details.
units: degrees_east
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -180.0000000000000
valid_max: 180.0000000000000
XG: Array of 32 bit Reals [j_g = 0..219][i_g = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: longitude
long_name: longitude of 'southwest' corner of tracer grid cell
comment: Nonuniform grid spacing. Note: 'southwest' does not correspond to geographic orientation but is used for convenience to describe the computational grid. See MITgcm dcoumentation for details.
units: degrees_east
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -180.0000000000000
valid_max: 180.0000000000000
j_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [j_g = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at 'v' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'v' (e.g., VVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same y coordinate.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [i_g = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at 'u' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'u' (e.g., UVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
YG: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: latitude
long_name: latitude of 'southwest' corner of tracer grid cell
comment: Nonuniform grid spacing. Note: 'southwest' does not correspond to geographic orientation but is used for convenience to describe the computational grid. See MITgcm dcoumentation for details.
units: degrees_north
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -90.00000000000000
valid_max: 90.00000000000000
YG: Array of 32 bit Reals [j_g = 0..219][i_g = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: latitude
long_name: latitude of 'southwest' corner of tracer grid cell
comment: Nonuniform grid spacing. Note: 'southwest' does not correspond to geographic orientation but is used for convenience to describe the computational grid. See MITgcm dcoumentation for details.
units: degrees_north
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -90.00000000000000
valid_max: 90.00000000000000
j_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [j_g = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at 'v' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'v' (e.g., VVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same y coordinate.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [i_g = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at 'u' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'u' (e.g., UVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
RAZ: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: vertical face area of vorticity points
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m2
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100000.0000000000
valid_max: 1845943.000000000
RAZ: Array of 32 bit Reals [j_g = 0..219][i_g = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: vertical face area of vorticity points
comment: nonuniform grid spacing
units: m2
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: 100000.0000000000
valid_max: 1845943.000000000
j_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [j_g = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at 'v' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'v' (e.g., VVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same y coordinate.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [i_g = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at 'u' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'u' (e.g., UVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
nb: Array of 32 bit Integers [nb = 0..1]
long_name: grid index for coordinate bounds
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
coverage_content_type: coordinate
XC_bnds: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: longitudes of tracer grid cell corners
comment: Bounds array follows CF conventions. XC_bnds[i,j,0] = 'southwest' corner (j-1, i-1), XC_bnds[i,j,1] = 'southeast' corner (j-1, i+1), XC_bnds[i,j,2] = 'northeast' corner (j+1, i+1), XC_bnds[i,j,3] = 'northwest' corner (j+1, i-1). Note: 'southwest', 'southeast', northwest', and 'northeast' do not correspond to geographic orientation but are used for convenience to describe the computational grid. See MITgcm dcoumentation for details.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
XC_bnds: Array of 64 bit Reals [j = 0..219][i = 0..191][nb = 0..1]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: longitudes of tracer grid cell corners
comment: Bounds array follows CF conventions. XC_bnds[i,j,0] = 'southwest' corner (j-1, i-1), XC_bnds[i,j,1] = 'southeast' corner (j-1, i+1), XC_bnds[i,j,2] = 'northeast' corner (j+1, i+1), XC_bnds[i,j,3] = 'northwest' corner (j+1, i-1). Note: 'southwest', 'southeast', northwest', and 'northeast' do not correspond to geographic orientation but are used for convenience to describe the computational grid. See MITgcm dcoumentation for details.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
nb: Array of 32 bit Integers [nb = 0..1]
long_name: grid index for coordinate bounds
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
coverage_content_type: coordinate
YC_bnds: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: latitudes of tracer grid cell corners
comment: Bounds array follows CF conventions. YC_bnds[i,j,0] = 'southwest' corner (j-1, i-1), YC_bnds[i,j,1] = 'southeast' corner (j-1, i+1), YC_bnds[i,j,2] = 'northeast' corner (j+1, i+1), YC_bnds[i,j,3] = 'northwest' corner (j+1, i-1). Note: 'southwest', 'southeast', northwest', and 'northeast' do not correspond to geographic orientation but are used for convenience to describe the computational grid. See MITgcm dcoumentation for details.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
YC_bnds: Array of 64 bit Reals [j = 0..219][i = 0..191][nb = 0..1]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: latitudes of tracer grid cell corners
comment: Bounds array follows CF conventions. YC_bnds[i,j,0] = 'southwest' corner (j-1, i-1), YC_bnds[i,j,1] = 'southeast' corner (j-1, i+1), YC_bnds[i,j,2] = 'northeast' corner (j+1, i+1), YC_bnds[i,j,3] = 'northwest' corner (j+1, i-1). Note: 'southwest', 'southeast', northwest', and 'northeast' do not correspond to geographic orientation but are used for convenience to describe the computational grid. See MITgcm dcoumentation for details.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
nb: Array of 32 bit Integers [nb = 0..1]
long_name: grid index for coordinate bounds
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
coverage_content_type: coordinate
Z: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: depth
long_name: depth of tracer grid cell center
comment: Non-uniform vertical spacing.
units: m
positive: up
bounds: Z_bnds
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -6500.000000000000
valid_max: -0.5000000000000000
Z: Array of 32 bit Reals [k = 0..64]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: depth
long_name: depth of tracer grid cell center
comment: Non-uniform vertical spacing.
units: m
positive: up
bounds: Z_bnds
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -6500.000000000000
valid_max: -0.5000000000000000
k: Array of 32 bit Integers [k = 0..64]
long_name: grid index in z for tracer variables
axis: Z
coverage_content_type: coordinate
Zp1: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: depth
long_name: depth of tracer grid cell interface
comment: Contains one element more than the number of vertical layers. First element is 0m, the depth of the upper interface of the surface grid cell. Last element is the depth of the lower interface of the deepest grid cell.
units: m
positive: up
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -6500.000000000000
valid_max: 0.000000000000000
Zp1: Array of 32 bit Reals [k_p1 = 0..65]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: depth
long_name: depth of tracer grid cell interface
comment: Contains one element more than the number of vertical layers. First element is 0m, the depth of the upper interface of the surface grid cell. Last element is the depth of the lower interface of the deepest grid cell.
units: m
positive: up
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -6500.000000000000
valid_max: 0.000000000000000
k_p1: Array of 32 bit Integers [k_p1 = 0..65]
long_name: grid index in z for variables at upper 'w' location
comment: First index corresponds to 'w' location at the top of the uppermost model tracer cell.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
Zu: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: depth
long_name: depth of tracer grid cell lower interface
comment: First element is 10m, the depth of lower interface of the surface grid cell. Last element is the depth of the lower interface of the deepest grid cell.
units: m
positive: up
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -6500.000000000000
valid_max: -1.000000000000000
Zu: Array of 32 bit Reals [k_u = 0..64]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: depth
long_name: depth of tracer grid cell lower interface
comment: First element is 10m, the depth of lower interface of the surface grid cell. Last element is the depth of the lower interface of the deepest grid cell.
units: m
positive: up
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -6500.000000000000
valid_max: -1.000000000000000
k_u: Array of 32 bit Integers [k_u = 0..64]
long_name: grid index in z for variables at lower 'w' location
comment: First index corresponds to 'w' location at the bottom of the uppermost model tracer cell.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
Zl: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: depth
long_name: depth of tracer grid cell upper interface
comment: First element is 0m, the depth of the upper interface of the surface grid cell. Last element is the depth of the upper interface of the deepest grid cell.
units: m
positive: up
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -6500.000000000000
valid_max: 0.000000000000000
Zl: Array of 32 bit Reals [k_l = 0..64]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
standard_name: depth
long_name: depth of tracer grid cell upper interface
comment: First element is 0m, the depth of the upper interface of the surface grid cell. Last element is the depth of the upper interface of the deepest grid cell.
units: m
positive: up
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -6500.000000000000
valid_max: 0.000000000000000
k_l: Array of 32 bit Integers [k_l = 0..64]
long_name: grid index in z for variables at upper 'w' location
comment: First index corresponds to 'w' location at the top of the uppermost model tracer cell.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
Z_bnds: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: depths of tracer grid cell upper and lower interfaces
comment: One pair of depths for each vertical level.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -6500.000000000000
valid_max: 0.000000000000000
Z_bnds: Array of 32 bit Reals [k = 0..64][nb = 0..1]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: depths of tracer grid cell upper and lower interfaces
comment: One pair of depths for each vertical level.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
valid_min: -6500.000000000000
valid_max: 0.000000000000000
k: Array of 32 bit Integers [k = 0..64]
long_name: grid index in z for tracer variables
axis: Z
coverage_content_type: coordinate
nb: Array of 32 bit Integers [nb = 0..1]
long_name: grid index for coordinate bounds
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
coverage_content_type: coordinate
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
Eta: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Model sea level anomaly
units: m
comments_1: Model sea level anomaly WITHOUT corrections for global mean density (steric) changes, inverted barometer effect, or volume displacement due to submerged sea-ice and snow
comments_2: Note: ETAN should NOT be used for comparisons with altimetry data products because ETAN is NOT corrected for (a) global mean steric sea level changes related to density changes in the Boussinesq volume-conserving model (Greatbatch correction, see sterGloH) nor (b) sea level displacement due to submerged sea-ice and snow (see sIceLoad). These corrections ARE made for the variables SSH and SSHNOIBC.
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -5.000000000000000
valid_max: 5.000000000000000
Eta: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..23][j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Model sea level anomaly
units: m
comments_1: Model sea level anomaly WITHOUT corrections for global mean density (steric) changes, inverted barometer effect, or volume displacement due to submerged sea-ice and snow
comments_2: Note: ETAN should NOT be used for comparisons with altimetry data products because ETAN is NOT corrected for (a) global mean steric sea level changes related to density changes in the Boussinesq volume-conserving model (Greatbatch correction, see sterGloH) nor (b) sea level displacement due to submerged sea-ice and snow (see sIceLoad). These corrections ARE made for the variables SSH and SSHNOIBC.
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -5.000000000000000
valid_max: 5.000000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
KPPhbl: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
standard_name: ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_mixing_scheme
units: m
comments_1: KPP boundary layer depth based on bulk Richardson number criteria. Mixing is strongly enhanced in the boundary layer under the stabilizing or destabilizing influence of surface forcing (buoyancy and momentum) enabling boundary layer properties to penetrate well into the thermocline; mixing is represented through a polynomial profile whose coefficients are determined subject to several contraints
comments_2: The oceanic planetary boundary layer depth is determined as the shallowest depth where the bulk Richardson number is equal to the critical value, Ricr.
direction: + = downward, below sea surface
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: 0.000000000000000
valid_max: 3000.000000000000
KPPhbl: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..23][j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
standard_name: ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_mixing_scheme
units: m
comments_1: KPP boundary layer depth based on bulk Richardson number criteria. Mixing is strongly enhanced in the boundary layer under the stabilizing or destabilizing influence of surface forcing (buoyancy and momentum) enabling boundary layer properties to penetrate well into the thermocline; mixing is represented through a polynomial profile whose coefficients are determined subject to several contraints
comments_2: The oceanic planetary boundary layer depth is determined as the shallowest depth where the bulk Richardson number is equal to the critical value, Ricr.
direction: + = downward, below sea surface
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: 0.000000000000000
valid_max: 3000.000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
PhiBot: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Ocean hydrostatic bottom pressure anomaly
units: m2 s-2
comments_1: PHIBOT = p_b / rhoConst - g H(t), where p_b = hydrostatic ocean bottom pressure, rhoConst = reference density (1029 kg m-3), g is acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m s-2), and H(t) is model depth at time t. Units: p:[kg m-1 s-2], rhoConst:[kg m-3], g:[m s-2], H(t):[m]
comments_2: Note: includes atmospheric pressure loading. PHIBOT accounts for the model's time-varying grid cell thickness (z* coordinate system). PHIBOT is NOT corrected for global mean steric sea level changes related to density changes in the Boussinesq volume-conserving model (Greatbatch correction, see sterGloH), and therefore should NOT be used for comparisons with ocean bottom pressure data. Instead, see OBPGMAP and OBP.
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: 0.000000000000000
valid_max: 2000.000000000000
PhiBot: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..23][j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Ocean hydrostatic bottom pressure anomaly
units: m2 s-2
comments_1: PHIBOT = p_b / rhoConst - g H(t), where p_b = hydrostatic ocean bottom pressure, rhoConst = reference density (1029 kg m-3), g is acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m s-2), and H(t) is model depth at time t. Units: p:[kg m-1 s-2], rhoConst:[kg m-3], g:[m s-2], H(t):[m]
comments_2: Note: includes atmospheric pressure loading. PHIBOT accounts for the model's time-varying grid cell thickness (z* coordinate system). PHIBOT is NOT corrected for global mean steric sea level changes related to density changes in the Boussinesq volume-conserving model (Greatbatch correction, see sterGloH), and therefore should NOT be used for comparisons with ocean bottom pressure data. Instead, see OBPGMAP and OBP.
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: 0.000000000000000
valid_max: 2000.000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
oceFWflx: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Net freshwater flux into the ocean
units: kg m-2 s-1
standard_name: water_flux_into_sea_water
comments_1: Net freshwater flux into the ocean including contributions from runoff, evaporation, precipitation, and mass exchange with sea-ice due to melting and freezing and snow melting
comments_2: Note: oceFWflx does NOT include freshwater fluxes between the atmosphere and sea-ice and snow. The variable 'SIatmFW' accounts for freshwater fluxes out of the combined ocean+sea-ice+snow reservoir.
direction: >0 decreases salinity (SALT)
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -0.1000000000000000
valid_max: 0.1000000000000000
oceFWflx: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..23][j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Net freshwater flux into the ocean
units: kg m-2 s-1
standard_name: water_flux_into_sea_water
comments_1: Net freshwater flux into the ocean including contributions from runoff, evaporation, precipitation, and mass exchange with sea-ice due to melting and freezing and snow melting
comments_2: Note: oceFWflx does NOT include freshwater fluxes between the atmosphere and sea-ice and snow. The variable 'SIatmFW' accounts for freshwater fluxes out of the combined ocean+sea-ice+snow reservoir.
direction: >0 decreases salinity (SALT)
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -0.1000000000000000
valid_max: 0.1000000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
oceQnet: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Net heat flux into the ocean surface
units: W m-2
standard_name: surface_downward_heat_flux_in_sea_water
comments_1: Net heat flux into the ocean surface from all processes: air-sea turbulent and radiative fluxes and turbulent and conductive fluxes between the ocean and sea-ice and snow.
comments_2: Note: oceQnet does not include the change in ocean heat content due to changing ocean ocean mass (oceFWflx). Mass fluxes from evaporation, precipitation, and runoff (EXFempmr) happen at the same temperature as the ocean surface temperature. Consequently, EmPmR does not change ocean surface temperature. Conversely, mass fluxes due to sea-ice thickening/thinning and snow melt in the model are assumed to happen at a fixed 0C. Consequently, mass fluxes due to phase changes between seawater and sea-ice and snow induce a heat flux when the ocean surface temperaure is not 0C. The variable TFLUX does include the change in ocean heat content due to changing ocean mass.
direction: >0 increases potential temperature (THETA)
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -600.0000000000000
valid_max: 600.0000000000000
oceQnet: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..23][j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Net heat flux into the ocean surface
units: W m-2
standard_name: surface_downward_heat_flux_in_sea_water
comments_1: Net heat flux into the ocean surface from all processes: air-sea turbulent and radiative fluxes and turbulent and conductive fluxes between the ocean and sea-ice and snow.
comments_2: Note: oceQnet does not include the change in ocean heat content due to changing ocean ocean mass (oceFWflx). Mass fluxes from evaporation, precipitation, and runoff (EXFempmr) happen at the same temperature as the ocean surface temperature. Consequently, EmPmR does not change ocean surface temperature. Conversely, mass fluxes due to sea-ice thickening/thinning and snow melt in the model are assumed to happen at a fixed 0C. Consequently, mass fluxes due to phase changes between seawater and sea-ice and snow induce a heat flux when the ocean surface temperaure is not 0C. The variable TFLUX does include the change in ocean heat content due to changing ocean mass.
direction: >0 increases potential temperature (THETA)
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -600.0000000000000
valid_max: 600.0000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
oceQsw: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Net shortwave radiative flux across the ocean surface
units: W m-2
comments_1: Net shortwave radiative flux across the ocean surface
comments_2: Note: Shortwave radiation penetrates below the surface grid cell.
direction: >0 increases potential temperature (THETA)
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -1000.000000000000
valid_max: 1000.000000000000
oceQsw: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..23][j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Net shortwave radiative flux across the ocean surface
units: W m-2
comments_1: Net shortwave radiative flux across the ocean surface
comments_2: Note: Shortwave radiation penetrates below the surface grid cell.
direction: >0 increases potential temperature (THETA)
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -1000.000000000000
valid_max: 1000.000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
oceSflux: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: water_flux_into_sea_water
units: g m-2 s-1
comments_1: Net salt flux into the ocean.
comments_2: Note: units are grams of salt per square meter per second, not salinity per square meter per second.
direction: +=down, >0 increases ocean salinity (SALT)
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -1.000000000000000
valid_max: 1.000000000000000
oceSflux: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..23][j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: water_flux_into_sea_water
units: g m-2 s-1
comments_1: Net salt flux into the ocean.
comments_2: Note: units are grams of salt per square meter per second, not salinity per square meter per second.
direction: +=down, >0 increases ocean salinity (SALT)
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -1.000000000000000
valid_max: 1.000000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
oceTAUX: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Ocean surface stress in the model +x direction
units: N m-2
standard_name: downward_x_stress_at_sea_water_surface
comments_1: Ocean surface stress due to wind and sea-ice in the +x direction centered over the 'u' side of the the native model grid
comments_2: Note: in the Arakawa-C grid, wind stress acts on horizontal velocities which are staggered relative to the tracer cells with indexing such that +oceTAUX(i_g,j) corresponds to +x momentum fluxes at 'u' edge of the tracer cell at (i,j,k=0). Also, the model +x direction does not necessarily correspond to the geographical east-west direction because the x and y axes of the model's curvilinear lat-lon-cap (llc) grid have arbitrary orientations which vary within and across tiles.
direction: >0 increases horizontal velocity in the +x direction (UVEL)
grid_location: u
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -2.000000000000000
valid_max: 2.000000000000000
oceTAUX: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..23][j = 0..219][i_g = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Ocean surface stress in the model +x direction
units: N m-2
standard_name: downward_x_stress_at_sea_water_surface
comments_1: Ocean surface stress due to wind and sea-ice in the +x direction centered over the 'u' side of the the native model grid
comments_2: Note: in the Arakawa-C grid, wind stress acts on horizontal velocities which are staggered relative to the tracer cells with indexing such that +oceTAUX(i_g,j) corresponds to +x momentum fluxes at 'u' edge of the tracer cell at (i,j,k=0). Also, the model +x direction does not necessarily correspond to the geographical east-west direction because the x and y axes of the model's curvilinear lat-lon-cap (llc) grid have arbitrary orientations which vary within and across tiles.
direction: >0 increases horizontal velocity in the +x direction (UVEL)
grid_location: u
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -2.000000000000000
valid_max: 2.000000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [i_g = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at 'u' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'u' (e.g., UVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
oceTAUY: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Ocean surface stress in the model +y direction
units: N m-2
standard_name: downward_y_stress_at_sea_water_surface
comments_1: Ocean surface stress due to wind and sea-ice in the +y direction centered over the 'v' side of the the native model grid
comments_2: Note: in the Arakawa-C grid, wind stress acts on horizontal velocities which are staggered relative to the tracer cells with indexing such that +oceTAUY(i_g,j) corresponds to +y momentum fluxes at 'v' edge of the tracer cell at (i,j,k=0). Also, the model +y direction does not necessarily correspond to the geographical north-south direction because the x and y axes of the model's curvilinear lat-lon-cap (llc) grid have arbitrary orientations which vary within and across tiles.
direction: >0 increases horizontal velocity in the +y direction (VVEL)
grid_location: v
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -2.000000000000000
valid_max: 2.000000000000000
oceTAUY: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..23][j_g = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Ocean surface stress in the model +y direction
units: N m-2
standard_name: downward_y_stress_at_sea_water_surface
comments_1: Ocean surface stress due to wind and sea-ice in the +y direction centered over the 'v' side of the the native model grid
comments_2: Note: in the Arakawa-C grid, wind stress acts on horizontal velocities which are staggered relative to the tracer cells with indexing such that +oceTAUY(i_g,j) corresponds to +y momentum fluxes at 'v' edge of the tracer cell at (i,j,k=0). Also, the model +y direction does not necessarily correspond to the geographical north-south direction because the x and y axes of the model's curvilinear lat-lon-cap (llc) grid have arbitrary orientations which vary within and across tiles.
direction: >0 increases horizontal velocity in the +y direction (VVEL)
grid_location: v
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -2.000000000000000
valid_max: 2.000000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
j_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [j_g = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at 'v' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'v' (e.g., VVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same y coordinate.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
Theta: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Potential temperature
units: degree_C
standard_name: sea_water_potential_temperature
comments_1: Sea water potential temperature is the temperature a parcel of sea water would have if moved adiabatically to sea level pressure.
comments_2: Note: the equation of state is a modified UNESCO formula by Jackett and McDougall (1995), which uses the model variable potential temperature as input assuming a horizontally and temporally constant pressure of $p_0=-g ho_{0} z$.
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -10.00000000000000
valid_max: 40.00000000000000
Theta: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..23][k = 0..64][j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Potential temperature
units: degree_C
standard_name: sea_water_potential_temperature
comments_1: Sea water potential temperature is the temperature a parcel of sea water would have if moved adiabatically to sea level pressure.
comments_2: Note: the equation of state is a modified UNESCO formula by Jackett and McDougall (1995), which uses the model variable potential temperature as input assuming a horizontally and temporally constant pressure of $p_0=-g ho_{0} z$.
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -10.00000000000000
valid_max: 40.00000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
k: Array of 32 bit Integers [k = 0..64]
long_name: grid index in z for tracer variables
axis: Z
coverage_content_type: coordinate
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
Salt: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Salinity
units: 1e-3
standard_name: sea_water_salinity
comments_1: Defined using CF convention 'Sea water salinity is the salt content of sea water, often on the Practical Salinity Scale of 1978. However, the unqualified term 'salinity' is generic and does not necessarily imply any particular method of calculation. The units of salinity are dimensionless and the units attribute should normally be given as 1e-3 or 0.001 i.e. parts per thousand.' see https://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-standard-names/73/build/cf-standard-name-table.html
internal note: INCLUDE HFACC FOR VOLUME MEAN CALCULATIONS
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: 10.00000000000000
valid_max: 45.00000000000000
Salt: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..23][k = 0..64][j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Salinity
units: 1e-3
standard_name: sea_water_salinity
comments_1: Defined using CF convention 'Sea water salinity is the salt content of sea water, often on the Practical Salinity Scale of 1978. However, the unqualified term 'salinity' is generic and does not necessarily imply any particular method of calculation. The units of salinity are dimensionless and the units attribute should normally be given as 1e-3 or 0.001 i.e. parts per thousand.' see https://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-standard-names/73/build/cf-standard-name-table.html
internal note: INCLUDE HFACC FOR VOLUME MEAN CALCULATIONS
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: 10.00000000000000
valid_max: 45.00000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
k: Array of 32 bit Integers [k = 0..64]
long_name: grid index in z for tracer variables
axis: Z
coverage_content_type: coordinate
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
U: Grid
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: Horizontal velocity in the model +x direction
units: m s-1
standard_name: sea_water_x_velocity
comments_1: Horizontal velocity in the +x direction at the 'u' face of the tracer cell on the native model grid.
comments_2: Note: in the Arakawa-C grid, horizontal velocities are staggered relative to the tracer cells with indexing such that +UVEL(i_g,j,k) corresponds to +x fluxes through the 'u' face of the tracer cell at (i,j,k). Do NOT use UVEL for volume flux calculations because the model's grid cell thicknesses vary with time (z* coordinates); use UVELMASS instead. Also, the model +x direction does not necessarily correspond to the geographical east-west direction because the x and y axes of the model's curvilinear lat-lon-cap (llc) grid have arbitrary orientations which vary within and across tiles. See EVEL and NVEL for zonal and meridional velocity.
direction: >0 increases volume
internal note: INCLUDE HFACW FOR VOLUME MEAN CALCULATIONS
grid_location: u
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -2.000000000000000
valid_max: 2.000000000000000
U: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23][k = 0..64][j = 0..219][i_g = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
long_name: Horizontal velocity in the model +x direction
units: m s-1
standard_name: sea_water_x_velocity
comments_1: Horizontal velocity in the +x direction at the 'u' face of the tracer cell on the native model grid.
comments_2: Note: in the Arakawa-C grid, horizontal velocities are staggered relative to the tracer cells with indexing such that +UVEL(i_g,j,k) corresponds to +x fluxes through the 'u' face of the tracer cell at (i,j,k). Do NOT use UVEL for volume flux calculations because the model's grid cell thicknesses vary with time (z* coordinates); use UVELMASS instead. Also, the model +x direction does not necessarily correspond to the geographical east-west direction because the x and y axes of the model's curvilinear lat-lon-cap (llc) grid have arbitrary orientations which vary within and across tiles. See EVEL and NVEL for zonal and meridional velocity.
direction: >0 increases volume
internal note: INCLUDE HFACW FOR VOLUME MEAN CALCULATIONS
grid_location: u
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -2.000000000000000
valid_max: 2.000000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
k: Array of 32 bit Integers [k = 0..64]
long_name: grid index in z for tracer variables
axis: Z
coverage_content_type: coordinate
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [i_g = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at 'u' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'u' (e.g., UVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
V: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Horizontal velocity in the model +y direction
units: m s-1
standard_name: sea_water_y_velocity
comments_1: Horizontal velocity in the +y direction at the 'v' face of the tracer cell on the native model grid
comments_2: Note: in the Arakawa-C grid, horizontal velocities are staggered relative to the tracer cells with indexing such that +VVEL(i,j_g,k) corresponds to +y fluxes through the 'v' face of the tracer cell at (i,j,k). Do NOT use VVEL for volume flux calculations because the model's grid cell thicknesses vary with time (z* coordinates); use VVELMASS instead. Also, the model +y direction does not necessarily correspond to the geographical north-south direction because the x and y axes of the model's curvilinear lat-lon-cap (llc) grid have arbitrary orientations which vary within and across tiles. See EVEL and NVEL for zonal and meridional velocity.
direction: >0 increases volume
internal note: INCLUDE HFACS FOR VOLUME MEAN CALCULATIONS
grid_location: v
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -2.000000000000000
valid_max: 2.000000000000000
V: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..23][k = 0..64][j_g = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Horizontal velocity in the model +y direction
units: m s-1
standard_name: sea_water_y_velocity
comments_1: Horizontal velocity in the +y direction at the 'v' face of the tracer cell on the native model grid
comments_2: Note: in the Arakawa-C grid, horizontal velocities are staggered relative to the tracer cells with indexing such that +VVEL(i,j_g,k) corresponds to +y fluxes through the 'v' face of the tracer cell at (i,j,k). Do NOT use VVEL for volume flux calculations because the model's grid cell thicknesses vary with time (z* coordinates); use VVELMASS instead. Also, the model +y direction does not necessarily correspond to the geographical north-south direction because the x and y axes of the model's curvilinear lat-lon-cap (llc) grid have arbitrary orientations which vary within and across tiles. See EVEL and NVEL for zonal and meridional velocity.
direction: >0 increases volume
internal note: INCLUDE HFACS FOR VOLUME MEAN CALCULATIONS
grid_location: v
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -2.000000000000000
valid_max: 2.000000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
k: Array of 32 bit Integers [k = 0..64]
long_name: grid index in z for tracer variables
axis: Z
coverage_content_type: coordinate
j_g: Array of 32 bit Reals [j_g = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at 'v' and 'g' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'v' (e.g., VVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same y coordinate.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate
W: Grid
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Vertical velocity
units: m s-1
standard_name: upward_sea_water_velocity
comments_1: Vertical velocity in the +z direction at the top 'w' face of the tracer cell on the native model grid
comments_2: Note: in the Arakawa-C grid, vertical velocities are staggered relative to the tracer cells with indexing such that +WVEL(i,j,k_l) corresponds to upward +z motion through the top 'w' face of the tracer cell at (i,j,k). WVEL is identical to WVELMASS.
direction: >0 decreases volume
internal note: wvel is the same as wvel mass. wvel, uvel, and vvel are grouped in the 'ocean velocity' dataset. wvelmass, uvelmass, and vvelmass are grouped in the 'ocean volume fluxes' dataset.
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -0.5000000000000000
valid_max: 0.5000000000000000
W: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..23][k_l = 0..64][j = 0..219][i = 0..191]
_FillValue: 9.969209968386869e+36
long_name: Vertical velocity
units: m s-1
standard_name: upward_sea_water_velocity
comments_1: Vertical velocity in the +z direction at the top 'w' face of the tracer cell on the native model grid
comments_2: Note: in the Arakawa-C grid, vertical velocities are staggered relative to the tracer cells with indexing such that +WVEL(i,j,k_l) corresponds to upward +z motion through the top 'w' face of the tracer cell at (i,j,k). WVEL is identical to WVELMASS.
direction: >0 decreases volume
internal note: wvel is the same as wvel mass. wvel, uvel, and vvel are grouped in the 'ocean velocity' dataset. wvelmass, uvelmass, and vvelmass are grouped in the 'ocean volume fluxes' dataset.
grid_location: c
coverage_content_type: modelResult
valid_min: -0.5000000000000000
valid_max: 0.5000000000000000
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..23]
_FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
Longname: center time of snapshots
axis: T
coverage_content_type: coordinate
standard_name: time
units: hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00
k_l: Array of 32 bit Integers [k_l = 0..64]
long_name: grid index in z for variables at upper 'w' location
comment: First index corresponds to 'w' location at the top of the uppermost model tracer cell.
coverage_content_type: coordinate
j: Array of 32 bit Reals [j = 0..219]
long_name: grid index in y for variables at tracer and 'u' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid.
axis: Y
coverage_content_type: coordinate
i: Array of 32 bit Reals [i = 0..191]
long_name: grid index in x for variables at tracer and 'v' locations
comment: In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid.
axis: X
coverage_content_type: coordinate