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    <gmd:contentInfo>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, &quot;flux&quot; implies per unit area, called &quot;flux density&quot; in physics. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2 s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air [CF-Standard Name]; unit: W m-2</gco:CharacterString>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. The surface temperature is the (skin) temperature at the interface, not the bulk temperature of the medium above or below. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: K</gco:CharacterString>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>sea_water_potential_temperature [CF-Standard Name]; unit: K</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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                <gco:RecordType>surface_downward_x_stress</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>surface_downward_x_stress [CF-Standard Name]; unit: N m-2</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_snowfall_rate_into_the_sea_ice_portion_of_the_grid_cell</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>not filled; unit: kg m-2 s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>air_temperature</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_20060116_20991216">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Air temperature is the bulk temperature of the air, not the surface (skin) temperature. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: K</gco:CharacterString>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_20060116_20991216">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_20060116_20991216">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: Pa</gco:CharacterString>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gco:RecordType>specific_humidity</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. &quot;Upward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward). The surface sensible heat flux, also called &quot;turbulent&quot; heat flux, is the exchange of heat between the surface and the air by motion of air. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, &quot;flux&quot; implies per unit area, called &quot;flux density&quot; in physics.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: W m-2</gco:CharacterString>
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                <gco:RecordType>surface_downward_y_stress</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>surface_downward_y_stress [CF-Standard Name]; unit: N m-2</gco:CharacterString>
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            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gco:RecordType>surface_downward_northward_stress</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. Runoff is the liquid water which drains from land. If not specified, &quot;runoff&quot; refers to the sum of surface runoff and subsurface drainage. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, &quot;flux&quot; implies per unit area, called &quot;flux density&quot; in physics. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg m-2 s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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