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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 | sea_water_mass_per_unit_area |
| description | Tracer grid-cell mass per unit area used for computing tracer budgets. For Boussinesq models with static ocean grid cell thickness, masscello = rhozero\*thickcello, where thickcello is static cell thickness and rhozero is constant Boussinesq reference density. More generally, masscello is time dependent and reported as part of Omon. |
| name | masscello |
| processing_comment | If constant, report as a fixed configuration field, otherwise report as time varying. |
| provenance | OMIP.fx |
| title | Ocean Grid-Cell Mass per Area |
| units | kg m-2 |
| uid | 9122e7b627c429163fd0857dc366e14e |