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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_sea_surface_height_above_geoid |
| description | Surface ocean geoid defines z=0. The is the square if the effective dynamic sea level. The effective dynamic sea level as if sea ice (and snow) at a grid cell were converted to liquid seawater. The liquid-water equivalent sea surface which the liquid would have if the ice were replaced by an equal mass of sea water of the density of the surface water in its vicinity. Inverse barometer responses from sea-ice (and snow) loading are removed using equation H3 of Griffies et al, 2016 (https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-3231-2016). zos is a dynamic sea level should have zero global area mean. Ocean dynamic sea level is defined by Gregory et al. (2019: [doi.org/10.1007/s10712-019-09525-z](https://airtable.com/appqRFkdpwAitEZNY/tblxLKbWgySWunrpw/viwbU6qCVpl4wgk1q/doi.org/10.1007/s10712-019-09525-z) ) |
| name | zossq |
| provenance | OMIP.Omon |
| title | Square of Sea Surface Height Above Geoid |
| uid | f7658de98a4b03f947f0ffb19eeca1fd |
| units | m2 |
| variablerootdd | zossq |