ecCodes definition
| Name: | Average salinity in the upper 300m | Abbreviation: | sav300 | Unit: | psu | paramId: | 151175 |
| Description: | Mean sea practical salinity in the upper 300 m. | ||||||
S2S details
| Validity | Daily averaged |
| Comment | Land points should be set as missing values. Computation of daily average depends on the model (e.g. it can be a direct model output or computed one from instantaneous values at 0, 6, 12 and 18Z etc) |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 10 | oceanographic products |
| Parameter category | 4 | subsurface properties |
| Parameter number | 21 | practical salinity |
approved by WMO in February for the next release November 2019
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | 160 | Depth below sea level |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | 0 | m |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | 0 | |
| Type of second fixed surface | 160 | Depth below sea level |
| Scale factor of second fixed surface | 0 | m |
| Scaled value of second fixed surface | 300 | |
1 Comment
Richard Mladek
practical salinity code 21 based on the WMO proposal WMO Fast Track November 2018 [PFC-2018-2]