canopy_snow_amount
completeCreated: June 12, 2018
Proposer: Alison Pamment
Proposed Date: 2018-06-12
CMIP6 - LS3MIP. Update definition sentence for 'canopy'.
Change Date: June 12, 2018, 11:18 a.m.
Term: canopy_snow_amount
Unit: kg m-2
Unit ref: KMP2
AMIP:
GRIB:
"Amount" means mass per unit area. "Canopy" means the plant or vegetation canopy. The phrase "canopy_snow" means snow lying on the canopy.
Change Date: June 12, 2018, 11:19 a.m.
Term: canopy_snow_amount
Unit: kg m-2
Unit ref: KMP2
AMIP:
GRIB:
"Amount" means mass per unit area. The phrase "canopy_snow" means snow lying on the canopy.
Change Date: June 12, 2018, 11:20 a.m.
Term: canopy_snow_amount
Unit: kg m-2
Unit ref: KMP2
AMIP:
GRIB:
"Amount" means mass per unit area. The phrase "canopy_snow" means snow lying on the canopy. "Canopy" means the vegetative covering over a surface. The canopy is often considered to be the outer surfaces of the vegetation. Plant height and the distribution, orientation and shape of plant leaves within a canopy influence the atmospheric environment and many plant processes within the canopy. Reference: AMS Glossary http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Canopy.