| Description |
Mesoscale
Physical/Biological Model of the Ross Sea
The NetCDF file contains output from a 3-dimensional model of the Ross Sea, and
includes the following dimensions and variables:
dimensions:
Xt = 115
Yt = 59
Xu = 115
Yu = 59
Xv = 115
Yv = 59
Zlev_c = 25
Elev_c = 26
Zlev_l = 26
Elev_l = 27
T = 48
variables:
| float ubar(T, Yu, Xu) | m/s | v. avg zonal velocity |
| float vbar(T, Yv, Xv) | m/s | v. avg merid velocity |
| float el(T, Yt, Xt) | m | surface elevation |
| float swrad(T, Yt, Xt) | W/m2 | shortwave radiation |
| float tflx(T, Yt, Xt) | W/m2 | surface heat flux |
| float sflx(T, Yt, Xt) | ppt m/d | surface salinity flux |
| float dpml(T, Yt, Xt) | m | mixed layer depth |
| float psi(T, Yt, Xt) | Sv | streamfunction |
| float u10m(T, Yt, Xt) | m/s | zonal wind |
| float v10m(T, Yt, Xt) | m/s | merid wind |
| float sff(T, Yt, Xt) | | profq parameter sef |
| float ai(T, Yt, Xt) | | ice concentration |
| float bkrad(T, Yt, Xt) | W/m2 | back radiation (lw) |
| float lwrad(T, Yt, Xt) | W/m2 | long wave radiation |
| float shao(T, Yt, Xt) | W/m2 | sensible heat flux |
| float lhao(T, Yt, Xt) | W/m2 | latent heat flux |
| float qao(T, Yt, Xt) | W/m2 | atmos-ocean heat flux |
| float qai(T, Yt, Xt) | W/m2 | atmos-ice heat flux |
| float qio(T, Yt, Xt) | W/m2 | ice-ocean heat flux |
| float wsn(T, Yt, Xt) | cm/d | precip (snow) rate |
| float wio(T, Yt, Xt) | cm/d | bottom accretion/melt |
| float wao(T, Yt, Xt) | cm/d | open water ice prod |
| float wo(T, Yt, Xt) | cm/d | (1-ai)*wao - ai*wio |
| float t0(T, Yt, Xt) | C | surface temperature |
| float s0(T, Yt, Xt) | ppt | surface salinity |
| float hs(T, Yt, Xt) | m | snow depth |
| float dflg(T, Yt, Xt) | dflg | |
| float irnflx(T, Yt, Xt) | nM m/d | surface iron flux |
| float phee(T, Yt, Xt) | W/m2 K | kice (mcphee) |
| float dppha(T, Yt, Xt) | mg Chla/m2 d-1 | phaeo integrated daily prod |
| float dpdia(T, Yt, Xt) | mg Chla/m2 d-1 | diatom integrated daily prod |
| float dp1p(T, Yt, Xt) | m | mean depth 1% light level |
| float diaflx(T, Yt, Xt) | (mg Chla/m2) d-1 | surface diatom flux |
| float bfpha(T, Yt, Xt) | mg Chla/m2/d | average bottom flux phaeo |
| float bfdia(T, Yt, Xt) | mg Chla/m2/d | average bottom flux diatom |
| float bfdet(T, Yt, Xt) | mg C/m2/d | average bottom flux detritus |
| float temp(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | C | temperature |
| float salt(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | ppt | salinity |
| float trst(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | K/d | temperature restoring flux |
| float srst(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | ppt/d | salinity restoring flux |
| float nitr(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | uM | nitrate |
| float silc(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | uM | silicate |
| float iron(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | nM | iron |
| float pha(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | mg Chla/m3 | phaeo chlorophyll a |
| float dia(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | mg Chla/m3 | diatom chlorophyll a |
| float ppha(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | mg Chla/m3 hr-1 | phaeo productivity |
| float pdia(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | mg Chla/m3 hr-1 | diatom productivity |
| float zoo(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | mg C/m3 | grazers |
| float det(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | mg C/m3 | detritus |
| float ec2chla(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | mg C/mg Chla | estimated c2chla |
| float pdeath(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | mg C/m3 hr-1 | phyto death source |
| float dremin(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | mg C/m3 hr-1 | detritus remin loss |
| float vfdet(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | mg C/m3 hr-1 | detritus vertical flux |
| float zdeath(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | mg C/m3 hr-1 | grazer death source |
| float unagrz(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | mg C/m3 hr-1 | unassimilated grazing |
| float wspha(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | m/d | phaeo sinking |
| float wsdia(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | m/d | diatom sinking |
| float wsdet(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | m/d | detritus sinking |
| float u(T, Zlev_c, Yu, Xu) | m/s | zonal velocity |
| float v(T, Zlev_c, Yv, Xv) | m/s | merid velocity |
| float w(T, Zlev_c, Yt, Xt) | m/s | vertical velocity |
| double T(T) | hours | |
| float Xt(Xt) | degrees_east | Longitude |
| float Xu(Xu) | degrees_east | Longitude |
| float Xv(Xv) | degrees_east | Longitude |
| float Yt(Yt) | degrees_north | Latitude |
| float Yu(Yu) | degrees_north | Latitude |
| float Yv(Yv) | degrees_north | Latitude |
| float Zlev_c(Zlev_c) | m | positive = down |
| float Elev_c(Elev_c) | m | positive = down |
| float Zlev_l(Zlev_l) | m | positive = down |
| float Elev_l(Elev_l) | m | positive = down |
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