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Here is the table for definitions of terms (parameter names) used in LandIce_bdl.mm
This table has been generated thanks to Rupert's xml2excel.xsl parser.
- Last update: 01/12/2009
- Author: gerry
How to contribute to the process of building and governing definitions?
* comment * column: post a comment to the current definition, tell us the motivation for a change (f.e. def-1: "Type" is too vague)
* corrections * column: corrections requested (f.e. def-1: use "climate models families") . If comments suggest a rejection decision (cf (3)DR bellow), this column can be left empty and one can fill directly the "new definition" column
* new definition * column: the replacing definition in case of rejection decision (cf (3)DR bellow) or corrections accepted (cf (5)CA bellow)
* status * column: is for governance decision about definition. Status can be one of the following:
- (1) DS="definition submitted"; next step is (2), (3) or (4)
- (2) DA="definition accepted"
- (3) DR="definition rejected"; it is no worth to submit corrections, next step is (7)
- (4) CS="correction submitted" (definition not accepted as it stands); next step is (5) or (6)
- (5) CA= "correction accepted" next step is (7)
- (6) CR="correction rejected"; next step is back to (4) or go directly to (7)
- (7) NDS="new definition submitted"
- (8) NDA="new definition accepted"
- (9) NDR="new definition rejected"; next step is back to (7)
The roadmap for definition governance may apear somewhat "heavy", but the advantage of these multiple steps is that we do not expect the same person to fill-in all of the columns. One can only provide a comment on a submitted definition without changing its status (1); another person will submit a correction (4) and a third one (or the same one but in a second round) can propose a new definition (7) after having accepted (5) or rejected (6) the submitted correction.
Once harversted a set of accepted corrections (CA), a "new definion" is written and submitted (NDS).
The defintions are fixed when the status DA or NDA is reached.
| component | parametergroup | parameter | definition | comment | corrections | new defintion | status | |
| 1 | LandIce/LandIceKeyProperties | General Attributes | CouplingIceSheet-IceShelves | Method by which ice sheets are coupled to ice shelves | DS (gd) | |||
| 2 | LandIce/LandIceKeyProperties | General Attributes | GroundingLineMethod | Specify the technique used for modelling the grounding line | DS (gd) | |||
| 3 | LandIce/LandIceKeyProperties | General Attributes | LandIceAlbedo | [TBA] | MISSING | |||
| 4 | LandIce/LandIceKeyProperties | General Attributes | AlbedoFunctionOf | List those values that land ice albedo is a function of | DS (gd) | |||
| 5 | LandIce/LandIceGlaciers | General Attributes | DynamicArealExtent | Does the model include a dynamic glacier extent? | DS (gd) | |||
| 6 | LandIce/LandIceGlaciers | MassBalance | AblationCalculation | Type of scheme used to model glacier ablation | DS (gd) | |||
| 7 | LandIce/LandIceGlaciers | MassBalance | DowscalingTechnique | How the atmospheric variables are used in the mass balance calculations. | DS (gd) | |||
| 8 | LandIce/LandIceGlaciers | SnowTreatment | Method | Is glacier snow treated in the same way as that in the land surface scheme? | DS (gd) | |||
| 9 | LandIce/LandIceGlaciers | SnowTreatment | NumberOfSnowLayers | How many glacier snow layers does the model treat? | DS (gd) | |||
| 10 | LandIce/LandIceGlaciers | SnowTreatment | Properties | Description of processes affecting snow on glaciers | DS (gd) | |||
| 11 | LandIce/LandIceSheet | MassBalance | AblationCalculation | Type of scheme used to calculate ablation in the ice sheet mass balance | DS (gd) | |||
| 12 | LandIce/LandIceSheet | MassBalance | DowscalingTechnique | How the atmospheric variables are used in the mass balance calculations. | DS (gd) | |||
| 13 | LandIce/LandIceSheet/IceSheetDynamics | General Attributes | CouplingWithAtmosphere | Coupling method between land ice sheet and atmosphere. | DS (gd) | |||
| 14 | LandIce/LandIceSheet/IceSheetDynamics | Model-Numerics | GridConfig | How does the grid configuration for the land ice sheet compare to that used in the land surface scheme? | DS (gd) | |||
| 15 | LandIce/LandIceSheet/IceSheetDynamics | Model-Numerics | MeanResolution | Mean horizontal resolution of the land ice sheet model. | DS (gd) | |||
| 16 | LandIce/LandIceSheet/IceSheetDynamics | Model-Numerics | GridCharacteristics | Description of the horizontal grid used for land ice sheet. | DS (gd) | |||
| 17 | LandIce/LandIceSheet/IceSheetDynamics | Model-Numerics | Approximation | Approximation type used in modelling ice sheet dynamics | DS (gd) | |||
| 18 | LandIce/LandIceSheet/IceSheetDynamics | Model-Numerics | IceStreams | Are ice streams modelled within the land ice model? | DS (gd) | |||
| 19 | LandIce/LandIceSheet | SnowTreatment | Method | How does the treatment of land-ice snow compare with treatment in the land-surface model? | DS (gd) | |||
| 20 | LandIce/LandIceSheet | SnowTreatment | NumberOfSnowLayers | How many snow layers are included in modelling land ice sheets? | DS (gd) | |||
| 21 | LandIce/LandIceSheet | SnowTreatment | Properties | Description of processes affecting snow on ice sheets | DS (gd) | |||
| 22 | LandIce/LandIceShelves | IceShelvesAttributes | Bottom | [TBA] | MISSING | |||
| 23 | LandIce/LandIceShelves | MassBalance | AblationCalculation | type of scheme used to model ablation in ice shelves | DS (gd) | |||
| 24 | LandIce/LandIceShelves | MassBalance | DowscalingTechnique | How the atmospheric variables are used in the mass balance calculations. | DS (gd) | |||
| 25 | LandIce/LandIceShelves/LandIceShelvesDynamics | General Attributes | CouplingWithOcean | Coupling method between LandIceShelves and Ocean. | DS (gd) | |||
| 26 | LandIce/LandIceShelves/LandIceShelvesDynamics | Model-Numerics | GridConfig | Description of the grid on which ice shelves are modelled | DS (gd) | |||
| 27 | LandIce/LandIceShelves/LandIceShelvesDynamics | Model-Numerics | MeanResolution | Mean horizontal resolution of the land ice shelves model. | DS (gd) | |||
| 28 | LandIce/LandIceShelves/LandIceShelvesDynamics | Model-Numerics | GridCharacteristics | Description of the horizontal grid used for land ice shelves. | DS (gd) | |||
| 29 | LandIce/LandIceShelves/LandIceShelvesDynamics | Model-Numerics | Approximation | Numerical approximation used in modelling ice shelf dynamics | DS (gd) | |||
| 30 | LandIce/LandIceShelves | SnowTreatment | Method | How does the treatment of snow on ice shelves compare to treatment of snow in the land surface model? | DS (gd) | |||
| 31 | LandIce/LandIceShelves | SnowTreatment | NumberOfSnowLayers | How many snow layers are modelled in the ice shelf scheme | DS (gd) | |||
| 32 | LandIce/LandIceShelves | SnowTreatment | Properties | Describe the properties of the model's ice shelf scheme | DS (gd) | |||
