Sea ice Cover
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ecCodes definition
S2S details
| Definition | Proportion of ice covering a water grid box. The values are between 0 (sea) and 1 (ice). |
| Validity | Daily averaged |
| Comment | Computed from instantaneous values at 00, 06, 12 and 18Z - Land points should be set as missing values. |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | = 10 | Oceanographic products |
| Parameter Category | = 2 | Ice |
| Parameter Number | = 0 | Ice cover |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | = 1 | Ground or water surface |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Type of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scale factor of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scaled value of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
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