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temperature_at_base_of_ice_sheet_model  

Definition

  • The quantity with standard name temperature_at_base_of_ice_sheet_model is the lower boundary temperature that is used to force ice sheet models. Beneath ice shelves it is the temperature at the ice-ocean interface. Beneath grounded ice, it is the temperature at the ice-bedrock interface. In all instances the temperature is that of the interface itself and not that of the medium above or below the interface.

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  • Mapping to be determined

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https://vocab.met.no/CFSTDN/temperature_at_base_of_ice_sheet_model

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