| Identifier |
PrefLabel |
Definition |
Date |
| atmosphere |
atmosphere |
The vertical region between the surface of the Earth and the top of the atmosphere. |
2015-02-18 |
| atmosphere_boundary_layer |
atmosphere_boundary_layer |
The (atmosphere) planetary boundary layer. |
2015-02-18 |
| atmosphere_layer |
atmosphere_layer |
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. |
2015-02-18 |
| bedrock |
bedrock |
Bedrock is the solid Earth surface beneath land ice or ocean water. |
2015-02-18 |
| canopy |
canopy |
Canopy means the plant or vegetation canopy. |
2015-02-18 |
| cloud_base |
cloud_base |
The base of the lowest cloud. |
2015-02-18 |
| cloud_top |
cloud_top |
The top of the highest cloud. |
2015-02-18 |
| convective_cloud_base |
convective_cloud_base |
The base of the lowest convective cloud. |
2015-02-18 |
| convective_cloud_top |
convective_cloud_top |
The top of the highest convective cloud. |
2015-02-18 |
| equilibrium_line |
equilibrium_line |
The equilibrium line is the locus of points on a land ice surface at which ice accumulation balances ice ablation over the year. |
2015-02-18 |
| freezing_level |
freezing_level |
The vertical location of the zero degrees Celsius isotherm. |
2015-02-18 |
| geoid |
geoid |
The geoid is a surface of constant geopotential with which mean sea level would coincide if the ocean were at rest. |
2015-02-18 |
| ionosphere |
ionosphere |
The vertical region of the atmosphere that is ionized by solar and cosmic radiation, usually at an altitude of between 75 and 1000 km above the surface of the Earth. |
2015-02-18 |
| middle_atmosphere |
middle_atmosphere |
The vertical region comprising the troposphere and the stratosphere together. |
2015-02-18 |
| ocean |
ocean |
The vertical region between the sea surface and the sea floor. |
2015-02-18 |
| ocean_layer |
ocean_layer |
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. |
2015-02-18 |
| ocean_mixed_layer |
ocean_mixed_layer |
The ocean mixed layer is the upper part of the ocean, regarded as being well-mixed. |
2015-02-18 |
| ocean_rigid_lid |
ocean_rigid_lid |
The upper surface of an ocean model, assuming that it is bounded above by a rigid lid. |
2015-02-18 |
| permafrost_layer |
permafrost_layer |
Permafrost is soil or rock that has remained at a temperature at or below zero degrees Celsius throughout the seasonal cycle for two or more years. |
2015-02-18 |
| reference_ellipsoid |
reference_ellipsoid |
A reference ellipsoid is a regular mathematical figure that approximates the irregular shape of the geoid. A number of reference ellipsoids are defined for use in the field of geodesy. |
2015-02-18 |
| sea_floor |
sea_floor |
The lower boundary of the ocean. |
2015-02-18 |
| sea_level |
sea_level |
sea_level means mean sea level, which is close to the geoid in sea areas. |
2015-02-18 |
| soil_layer |
soil_layer |
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). |
2015-02-18 |
| stratosphere |
stratosphere |
The vertical region between the tropopause and the stratopause. |
2015-02-18 |
| surface |
surface |
The lower boundary of the atmosphere. |
2015-02-18 |
| toa |
toa |
Abbreviation for top of atmosphere. |
2015-02-18 |
| tropopause |
tropopause |
The upper boundary of the troposphere. |
2015-02-18 |
| troposphere |
troposphere |
The vertical region between the surface of the Earth and the tropopause. |
2015-02-18 |
