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Each Physical Parameter record defines a MIP variable name, associated with a CF Standard Name. Formerly known as MIP Variables in CMIP6
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| cf_standard_name | square_of_ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_sigma_t |
| description | The phrase "square\_of\_X" means X\*X. The ocean mixed layer is the upper part of the ocean, regarded as being well-mixed. The base of the mixed layer defined by "temperature", "sigma", "sigma\_theta", "sigma\_t" or vertical diffusivity is the level at which the quantity indicated differs from its surface value by a certain amount. A coordinate variable or scalar coordinate variable with standard name sea\_water\_sigma\_t\_difference can be used to specify the sigma\_t criterion that determines the layer thickness. Sigma-t of sea water is the density of water at atmospheric pressure (i.e. the surface) having the same temperature and salinity, minus 1000 kg m-3. "Thickness" means the vertical extent of a layer. |
| name | mlotstsq |
| provenance | OMIP.Omon |
| title | Square of Ocean Mixed Layer Thickness Defined by Sigma T |
| units | m2 |
| uid | 1c502fa4d453b20feafa63a862eaeb57 |