number_concentration_of_convective_cloud_liquid_water_particle_at_convective_liquid_water_cloud_top

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Created: July 9, 2015

Proposer: Mark Webb

Proposed Date: 2015-07-06

CMIP6 - CFMIP ccldncl

proposal for new standard names for some cloud quantities

Change Date: July 9, 2015, 4:51 p.m.

Term: number_concentration_of_convective_cloud_liquid_water_particle_at_convective_liquid_water_cloud_top

Unit: m

Unit ref: ULAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Number concentration" means the number of particles or other specified objects per unit volume. convective_liquid_water_cloud_top refers to the top of the highest convective liquid water cloud.

Change Date: March 16, 2018, 11:45 p.m.

Term: number_concentration_of_convective_cloud_liquid_water_particle_at_convective_liquid_water_cloud_top

Unit: m-3

Unit ref: PCUM

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Number concentration" means the number of particles or other specified objects per unit volume.The phrase "convective_liquid_water_cloud_top" refers to the top of the highest convective liquid water cloud. Convective cloud is that produced by the convection schemes in an atmosphere model.