Back to variable_groups | Category Index
These are non-exclusive grouping of CMIP variables (e.g. monthly time slices of the baseline variables). Variables can belong to more than one group.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| justification | Upper ocean dynamics are well-mixed vertically over the mixed layer. This means that the heat capacity and inertia of this layer are what responds to surface forcing, approximately. The depth of this layer is therefore critical for understanding the impacts of air-sea fluxes. |
| name | mixed_layer_extremes |
| notes | It is important to use 10m as the reference for temperature and density to calculate the mixed layer as a difference from that level. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-3849-2023 |
| title | mixed_layer_extremes |
| mips | |
| priority_level | High |
| variables | ocean.mon.mlotstmax_tstat-u-hxy-sea | Omon.mlotstmax, ocean.mon.mlotstmin_tstat-u-hxy-sea | Omon.mlotstmin, ocean.day.mlotst_tavg-u-hxy-sea | Eday.mlotst |