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CF Standard Names (copied into data request to facilitate validation, particularly validation of consistency of definition in the CF standard with usage in the data request).
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| canonical_units | kg s-1 |
| description | The "meridional mass streamfunction" is a streamfunction of the zonally averaged mass transport in the meridional plane. The "Transformed Eulerian Mean" refers to a formulation of the mean equations which incorporates some eddy terms into the definition of the mean, described in Andrews et al (1987): Middle Atmospheric Dynamics. Academic Press. |
| name | atmosphere_transformed_eulerian_mean_meridional_overturning_mass_streamfunction |
| uid | 3ba66608-8ca2-11ef-944e-41a8eb05f654 |