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Each Output variable record corresponds to a physical parameter specification.
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| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| branded_variable_name | snw_tavg-u-hxy-lnd |
| cell_measures | area: areacella |
| cell_methods | amnla-tmn (Time Mean over Land) |
| cmip6_compound_name | LImon.snw |
| cmip6_frequency | mon |
| cmip6_tables_identifier | LImon (Monthly fields for the terrestrial cryosphere) |
| cmip7_compound_name | landIce.mon.snw_tavg-u-hxy-lnd |
| cmip7_frequency | mon |
| description | Computed as the mass of surface snow on the land portion of the grid cell divided by the land area in the grid cell; reported as missing where the land fraction is 0; excluded is snow on vegetation canopy or on sea ice. |
| dimensions | longitude, latitude, time |
| esm-bcv | LImon.snw |
| flag_-_variable_change_since_cmip6 | True |
| modelling_realm | Land Ice, Land Surface |
| name | LImon.snw |
| physical_parameter | snw (Surface Snow Amount) |
| processing_note | CHANGE SINCE CMIP6 in Modeling Realm - CMIP6:land, landIce CMIP7:land, ocean, |
| provenance | LImon ((isd.003)) |
| spatial_shape | XY-na (Global field (single level)) |
| temporal_shape | time-intv (Temporal Interval) |
| title | Surface Snow Amount |
| type | real |
| uid | bab81e50-e5dd-11e5-8482-ac72891c3257 |