[CF-metadata] CMIP6 Sea Ice MIP: Ice thickness

From: Dirk Notz <dirk.notz>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 15:59:55 +0200

Dear Jonathan,

> I think we could omit "refrozen" here. Of course it's true, although I suppose
> snow must also fall on it, but it's not necessary to say it, I suggest. Would
> thickness_of_ice_on_sea_ice_melt_pond
> be all right?

This would certainly be all right, thanks.

> It may still be needed to have sea_ice_melt_pond as an area_type as well,
> since you might wish to calculate a mean of the thickness over the melt-pond
> area only (rather than the sea-ice area, the sea area or the whole grid-box).

This is true, and it would be great if we could add this area type to
the CF convention.

Best,

 Dirk
Received on Tue Aug 02 2016 - 07:59:55 BST