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Each Output variable record corresponds to a physical parameter specification.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| cell_measures | area: areacella |
| cell_methods | amni-twm (Weighted Time Mean on Ice Sheet) |
| cmip6_frequency | mon |
| cmip6_tables_identifier | LImon (Monthly fields for the terrestrial cryosphere) |
| cmip7_frequency | mon |
| description | Loss of snow mass resulting from surface melting. Computed as the surface melt water from snow on the ice sheet portion of the grid cell divided by the ice\_sheet area in the grid cell; report as 0.0 for snow-free land\_ice regions; report as missing where the land fraction is 0. |
| dimensions | longitude, latitude, time |
| flag_-_variable_change_since_cmip6 | True |
| modelling_realm | Land Ice |
| name | LImon.snmIs |
| physical_parameter | snmIs (Ice Sheet Surface Snow Melt) |
| processing_note | CHANGE SINCE CMIP6 in Modeling Realm - CMIP6:landIce CMIP7:ocean, |
| provenance | ISMIP6 [new_LImon] |
| spatial_shape | XY-na (Global field (single level)) |
| temporal_shape | time-intv (Temporal Interval) |
| title | Ice Sheet Surface Snow Melt |
| type | real |
| uid | 132b316e-be44-11e6-9e13-f9e3356200b3 |