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                        <gco:CharacterString>&quot;Area fraction&quot; means the fraction of horizontal area. To specify which area is quantified by a variable of area_fraction, provide a coordinate variable or scalar coordinate variable of land_cover or surface_cover. Alternatively, if one is defined, use a more specific standard name of &quot;X_area_fraction&quot; for the fraction of horizontal area occupied by X. [CF-Standard Name of scalar coordinate variable of land_cover or surface_cover ]; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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                <gco:RecordType>Heat Sum - Evergreens</gco:RecordType>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>Heat Sum - Evergreens; unit: degC d</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>geopotential_height (at interfaces)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>geopotential height at interfaces; unit: m3 s-2</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>Gross Assimilation (avg.)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Gross Assimilation (avg.); unit: mol(CO2) m-2(grid box) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>PAR Absorbed by Canopy (avg)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>PAR Absorbed by Canopy (avg); unit: mol(PHOTONS) m-2(canopy) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>dissipation_in_atmosphere_boundary_layer</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>dissipation_in_atmosphere_boundary_layer [CF-Standard Name]; unit: W/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>eastward_wind-at10m</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>&quot;Eastward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) [CF-Standard Name-vertical_coordinate]; unit: m/s</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>air_pressure_at_convective_cloud_top (maximum)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>cloud_top refers to the top of the highest cloud. Convective cloud is that produced by the convection schemes in an atmosphere model. [CF-Standard Name (cell_method)]; unit: Pa</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>Mean GPP Rate of the Previous Day</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Mean GPP Rate of the Previous Day; unit: mol(CO2) m-2(grid box) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>Heat Sum - Winter Crops</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Heat Sum - Winter Crops; unit: degC d</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>skin_reservoir_water_content</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>skin_reservoir_water_content is the liquid water equivalent of rain water and melting snow intercepted on the leaves by the vegetation until its water holding capacity is exceeded and the soil. The water holding capacity is the maximum amount of water that can be held on the leaves.; unit: m</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>residual_heat_flux_for_melting_sea_ice</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>residual_heat_flux_for_melting_sea_ice; unit: W/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>toa_incoming_shortwave_flux</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>&quot;shortwave&quot; means shortwave radiation. &quot;toa&quot; means top of atmosphere. The TOA incoming shortwave flux is the radiative flux from the sun i.e. the &quot;downwelling&quot; TOA shortwave flux. 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/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>thickness_of_canopy_snow</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Snow Depth on Canopy; unit: m</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>CO2 content (acc.)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>CO2 content (acc.); unit: kg m-2</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>total upward surface CO2 flux (acc.)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>total upward surface CO2 flux (acc.); unit: kg m-2 s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>thickness_of_canopy_snow</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Snow Depth on Canopy; unit: m</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_albedo-where_sea/lake-ice (except ice-shelf)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. [CF-Standard Name where cell method]; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
                    </gmd:descriptor>
                </gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
            </gmd:dimension>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>skin reservoir content</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>skin reservoir content; unit: m</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>land_ice_area_fraction</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>&quot;X_area_fraction&quot; means the fraction of horizontal area occupied by X. &quot;X_area&quot; means the horizontal area occupied by X within the grid cell. &quot;Land ice&quot; means glaciers, ice-caps and ice-sheets resting on bedrock. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>net surface visible accumulated</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>net surface visible accumulated; unit: W/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_snow_melt_flux</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, &quot;flux&quot; implies per unit area, called &quot;flux density&quot; in physics. For unit &quot;m day-1&quot; the water equivalent of snow melt is given. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg/m2s</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <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:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>wind_speed-at10m</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Speed is the magnitude of velocity. Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) The wind speed is the magnitude of the wind velocity. [CF-Standard Name-vertical_coordinate]; unit: m/s</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <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: degC</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_net_downward_longwave_flux-where_land/ice-shelf</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. &quot;longwave&quot; means longwave radiation. &quot;Downward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). Net downward radiation is the difference between radiation from above (downwelling) and radiation from below (upwelling). 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 where cell method]; unit: W/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_downward_latent_heat_flux-where_land/ice-shelf</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
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                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. &quot;Downward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). The surface latent heat flux is the exchange of heat between the surface and the air on account of evaporation (including sublimation). 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 where cell method]; unit: W/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
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                        <gco:CharacterString>&quot;X_area_fraction&quot; means the fraction of horizontal area occupied by X. &quot;X_area&quot; means the horizontal area occupied by X within the grid cell. &quot;Vegetation&quot; means any plants e.g. trees, shrubs, grass.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: mol(C) m-2(canopy)</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_downward_eastward_stress</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
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                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. &quot;Eastward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). &quot;Downward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). &quot;Downward eastward&quot; indicates the ZX component of a tensor. A downward eastward stress is a downward flux of eastward momentum, which accelerates the lower medium eastward and the upper medium westward. The surface downward stress is the windstress on the surface. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: Pa</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>&quot;Layer&quot; 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. &quot;X_area_fraction&quot; means the fraction ofhorizontal area occupied by X. &quot;X_area&quot; means the horizontal area occupied by X within the grid cell. Cloud area fraction is also called &quot;cloud amount&quot; and &quot;cloud cover&quot;. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>&quot;Content&quot; indicates a quantity per unit area. The &quot;atmosphere content&quot; of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, standard names including content_of_atmosphere_layer are used. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: kg/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>area_fraction-ofBareIce</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>bare_ice_fraction [CF-Standard Name of scalar coordinate variable]; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>Harvest flux from natural vegetation emitted from gridbox as CO2 to atmosphere</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>five year running mean of annual NPP; unit: mol(CO2) m-2(canopy)</gco:CharacterString>
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                <gco:RecordType>net surface diffuse NIR accumulated</gco:RecordType>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>net surface diffuse NIR accumulated; unit: W/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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                <gco:RecordType>minus_one_times_surface_upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gco:RecordType>surface_snow_area_fraction-where ice</gco:RecordType>
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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;X_area_fraction&quot; means the fraction of horizontal area occupied by X. &quot;X_area&quot; means the horizontal area occupied by X within the grid cell. [CF-Standard Name where cell method]; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_net_downward_shortwave_flux</gco:RecordType>
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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;shortwave&quot; means shortwave radiation. &quot;Downward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). Net downward radiation is the difference between radiation from above (downwelling) and radiation from below (upwelling). 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/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>pool_carbon_content (for above ground non-woody litter (leaves))</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>C-Pool for above ground non-woody litter (leaves); unit: mol(C) m-2(grid box)</gco:CharacterString>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gco:RecordType>surface_albedo (NIR_range_direct)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>root exudates</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>root exudates; unit: mol(C) m-2(grid box) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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                <gco:RecordType>Mean NPP Rate of the Previous Day</gco:RecordType>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>Mean NPP Rate of the Previous Day; unit: mol(CO2) m-2(canopy) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>net surface diffuse visible accumulated</gco:RecordType>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>net surface diffuse visible accumulated; unit: W/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>&quot;X_area_fraction&quot; means the fraction of horizontal area occupied by X. &quot;X_area&quot; means the horizontal area occupied by X within the grid cell.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>lwe_thickness_of_snowfall_amount-where_vegetation</gco:RecordType>
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>CO2 emitted to the atmosphere by fire; unit: mol(C)/m2(grid box)</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>Mean GPP Rate of the Previous Day</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>Mean GPP Rate of the Previous Day; unit: mol(CO2) m-2(canopy) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>Flux correction for NPP</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Flux correction for NPP; unit: mol(CO2) m-2(grid box) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>total upward land CO2 flux (acc.)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>total upward land CO2 flux (acc.); unit: kg m-2 s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>soil_temperature-atFirstLayer-where_land/ice-shelf</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Soil temperature is the bulk temperature of the soil, not the surface (skin) temperature. [CF-Standard Name-vertical_coordinate where cell method]; unit: K</gco:CharacterString>
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    </gmd:contentInfo>
    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_downward_sensible_heat_flux-where_sea/lake-ice (except ice-shelf)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. &quot;Downward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). 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 where cell method]; unit: W/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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                </gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>minus_one_times_surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>net_downward_shortwave_flux_in_air</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>C-Pool for Green Parts of Vegetation; unit: mol(C) m-2(grid box)</gco:CharacterString>
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                <gco:RecordType>vegetation_area_fraction</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_albedo (visible_range)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Surface Albedo in the Visible Range; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Cflux_herbivory; unit: mol(C) m-2(grid box) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>pool_carbon_content</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>A phrase assuming_condition indicates that the named quantity is the value which would obtain if all aspects of the system were unaltered except for the assumption of the circumstances specified by the condition. &quot;longwave&quot; means longwave radiation. &quot;Downward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). Net downward radiation is the difference between radiation from above (downwelling) and radiation from below (upwelling). 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/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Mean potential NPP of the Previous Day; unit: mol(CO2) m-2(grid box) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>ice_temperature_on_frozen_melt_pond; unit: K</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <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_19480101_20150430">
                <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: degC</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Net Primary Production Rate (avg); unit: mol(CO2) m-2(canopy) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_downward_northward_stress-where_sea/lake-ice (except ice-shelf)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. &quot;Northward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). &quot;Downward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). &quot;Downward northward&quot; indicates the ZY component of a tensor. A downward northward stress is a downward flux of northward momentum, which accelerates the lower medium northward and the upper medium southward. The surface downward stress is the windstress on the surface. [CF-Standard Name where cell method]; unit: Pa</gco:CharacterString>
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                </gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_pressure (log)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>log_surface_pressure; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>fract_area_of_melt_ponds_on_sea-ice</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>fract_area_of_melt_ponds_on_sea-ice; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_albedo</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>not filled; unit: mol(CO2) m-2(grid box)</gco:CharacterString>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
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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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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>&quot;longwave&quot; means longwave radiation. &quot;toa&quot; means top of atmosphere. &quot;Downward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). Net downward radiation is the difference between radiation from above (downwelling) and radiation from below (upwelling). 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/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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    </gmd:contentInfo>
    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. &quot;Northward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). &quot;Downward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). &quot;Downward northward&quot; indicates the ZY component of a tensor. A downward northward stress is a downward flux of northward momentum, which accelerates the lower medium northward and the upper medium southward. The surface downward stress is the windstress on the surface. [CF-Standard Name where cell method]; unit: Pa</gco:CharacterString>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>&quot;Water&quot; means water in all phases. Evaporation is the conversion of liquid or solid into vapor. (The conversion of solid alone into vapor is called &quot;sublimation&quot;.) 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 where cell method]; unit: kg/m2s</gco:CharacterString>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gco:RecordType>tendency_of_surface_snow_amount-where_land/ice-shelf</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. &quot;tendency_of_X&quot; means derivative of X with respect to time. &quot;Amount&quot; means mass per unit area. Surface amount refers to the amount on the ground, excluding that on the plant or vegetation canopy. [CF-Standard Name where cell method]; unit: kg/m2s</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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                <gco:RecordType>surface_albedo (visible_range_direct)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>surface_albedo_visible_range_direct; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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                <gco:RecordType>pool_carbon_content (of structural material of plants)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>C-Pool for Structural Material of Plants; unit: mol(C) m-2(grid box)</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>Grazing CO2 flux to atmosphere</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Grazing CO2 flux to atmosphere; unit: mol(CO2) m-2(grid box) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>age_of_snow (non-dimensional)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Non-dimensional Snow Age; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>area_fraction-where land (potential natural)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>Potential Natural Land Cover Fraction [CF-Standard Name-where cell method]; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>area_fraction-ofSea/Lake-ice (except ice-shelf) (area:grid box)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>&quot;Area fraction&quot; means the fraction of horizontal area. To specify which area is quantified by a variable of area_fraction, provide a coordinate variable or scalar coordinate variable of land_cover or surface_cover. Alternatively, if one is defined, use a more specific standard name of &quot;X_area_fraction&quot; for the fraction of horizontal area occupied by X. [CF-Standard Name of scalar coordinate variable of land_cover or surface_cover ]; unit: 1</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_roughness_length-where_sea/lake-ice (except ice-shelf)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. [CF-Standard Name where cell method]; unit: m</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>flux_of_carbon (herbivory)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>Cflux_herbivory; unit: mol(C) m-2(canopy) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_air_pressure</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <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:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_net_downward_longwave_flux</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>The surface called &quot;surface&quot; means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. &quot;longwave&quot; means longwave radiation. &quot;Downward&quot; indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). Net downward radiation is the difference between radiation from above (downwelling) and radiation from below (upwelling). 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/m2</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>root exudates</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>root exudates; unit: mol(C) m-2(canopy) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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                <gco:RecordType>Growth Phase of Summergreens</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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                <gco:RecordType>upward_flux_of_carbon_dioxide (harvest (acc.))</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>upward CO2 flux - harvest (acc.); unit: kg m-2 s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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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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                <gmd:MD_RangeDimension>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>flux_of_carbon (herbivory_2_atm)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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                        <gco:CharacterString>Cflux_herbivory_2_atm; unit: mol(C) m-2(canopy) s-1</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>OBS log Psfc (inst)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
            <gmd:dimension uuidref="temporal_extent_19480101_20150430">
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                    <gmd:descriptor>
                        <gco:CharacterString>OBS log Psfc (inst); unit: ln(Pa)/s</gco:CharacterString>
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    <gmd:contentInfo>
        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
            <gmd:attributeDescription>
                <gco:RecordType>surface_net_downward_shortwave_flux-where_sea/lake-ice (except ice-shelf)</gco:RecordType>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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            <gmd:contentType gco:nilReason="unknown"/>
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        <gmd:MD_CoverageDescription>
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