Difference between XLAND and LANDMASK

[mmi]

Hi,

Regarding the land mask, the output files sometimes have two similar variables: XLAND and LANDMASK. What is the difference between them (apart from the numbers used for the categories)?

Thanks.

 

[Ming Chen]

They are the actually the same. Both indicate a model grid is water or land point.

 

[mmi]

Thank you