Horizontal subgrid description (EMD v1.0 Section 4.1.2). A horizontal subgrid describes the grid cells at one of the stagger positions of a horizontal computational grid. Often the locations of mass-related and velocity-related variables differ, so more than one horizontal subgrid will be defined as part of a horizontal computational grid.
Quick Reference¶
| Type URI | emd:horizontal_subgrid |
| Entries | 7 |
| Validation | ✓ Validated |
| Pydantic Model | HorizontalSubgrid |
| JSON-LD | emd:horizontal_subgrid |
| Source | View on GitHub |
| Contribute | Submit or Edit |
| Generated | 2026-02-22 |
Schema¶
The JSON structure and validation for this vocabulary is defined using the HorizontalSubgrid Pydantic model in esgvoc. This ensures data consistency and provides automatic validation of all entries. Click field name for description.
Required Fields¶
| Field | Type | Constraints | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| horizontal_grid_cells | HorizontalGridCells |
- | HorizontalGridCells |
Optional Fields¶
| Field | Type | Constraints | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| description | str |
- | - |
| cell_variable_type | List[str | CellVariableType] |
- | cell_variable_type, CellVariableType |
Field Descriptions¶
Description¶
No description available.
Cell Variable Type¶
The types of physical variables that are carried at, or representative of conditions at, the cells described by this horizontal subgrid. Taken from 7.4 cell_variable_type CV. Options: 'mass', 'x_velocity', 'y_velocity', 'velocity'. E.g. ['mass'], ['x_velocity'], ['mass', 'x_velocity', 'y_velocity'], ['mass', 'velocity']. Can be an empty list in certain cases.
Horizontal Grid Cells¶
A description of the characteristics and location of the grid cells of this subgrid.
Usage¶
Direct Access:
Python (cmipld):
Python (esgvoc):