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Variable:
Sea-ice type
Definition
Full name
Sea-ice type
Definition
Variable convolving several factors (age, roughness, density, etc.) - Accuracy expressed as number of classes. Actually [ classes^-1 ] is used, so that smaller figure corresponds to better performance, as usual.
Measuring Units
Classes
Uncertainty Units
Classes -1
Horizontal Res Units
km
Vertical Res Units
Stability Units
Classes -1 (Stability /decade)
Comment:
Includes classes such as: new ice, multi-year ice, flat/rough, etc.
Last modified:
2013-12-03
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis:
Yes
Classification
Used in Application Areas:
Requirements defined for Sea-ice type (1)
This tables shows all related requirements. For more
operations/filtering, please consult the full list of
Requirements Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue , breakthrough green
and threshold orange
Id
Variable
Layer
App Area
Uncertainty
Stability / decade
Hor Res
Ver Res
Obs Cyc
Timeliness
Coverage
Conf Level
Val Date
Source
296
Sea-ice type
Sea surface
Global NWP
0.25 Classes -1 0.333 Classes -1 0.5 Classes -1
10 km 25 km 100 km
3 h24 h5 d
3 h24 h5 d
Global ocean
tentative
2009-02-10
John Eyre