cf_standard_names record: 3ba74d4c-8ca2-11ef-944e-41a8eb05f654 (v1.2)

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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).



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canonical_unitskg m-2
description"Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. "Water" means water in all phases. "Layer" means any layer with upper and lower boundaries that have constant values in some vertical coordinate. There must be a vertical coordinate variable indicating the extent of the layer(s). If the layers are model layers, the vertical coordinate can be "model_level_number", but it is recommended to specify a physical coordinate (in a scalar or auxiliary coordinate variable) as well. Quantities defined for a soil layer must have a vertical coordinate variable with boundaries indicating the extent of the layer(s).
namemass_content_of_water_in_soil_layer
uid3ba74d4c-8ca2-11ef-944e-41a8eb05f654

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