height_of_cloud_optical_centroid
rejectedCreated: April 19, 2016
Proposer: Maarten Sneep
Proposed Date: 2016-03-10
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Change Date: April 19, 2016, 2:40 p.m.
Term: height_of_cloud_optical_centroid
Unit: m
Unit ref: ULAA
AMIP:
GRIB:
The cloud height at optical centroid is a height within the cloud, near the optical thickness center of the cloud. There is also a standard name for air_pressure_at_cloud_optical_centroid.
Change Date: April 19, 2016, 2:42 p.m.
Term: height_of_cloud_optical_centroid
Unit: m
Unit ref: ULAA
AMIP:
GRIB:
Height is the vertical distance above the surface. The cloud height at optical centroid is a height within the cloud, near the optical thickness center of the cloud. There is also a standard name for air_pressure_at_cloud_optical_centroid.
Change Date: April 19, 2016, 2:44 p.m.
Term: height_of_cloud_optical_centroid
Unit: m
Unit ref: ULAA
AMIP:
GRIB:
Height is the vertical distance above the surface. The cloud height at optical centroid is a height within the cloud, near the optical thickness center of the cloud. The optical thickness is the integral along the path of radiation of a volume scattering/absorption/attenuation coefficient. The radiative flux is reduced by a factor exp(-"optical_thickness") on traversing the path. A coordinate variable of radiation_wavelength or radiation_frequency can be specified to indicate that the optical thickness applies at specific wavelengths or frequencies. There is also a standard name for air_pressure_at_cloud_optical_centroid.