mass_fraction_of_snow_in_air

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Created: Jan. 15, 2020

Proposer: Alison Pamment

Proposed Date: 2020-01-15

Update definition for consistency with new name atmosphere_mass_content_of_snow.

New standard_name: atmosphere_mass_content_of_snow

Change Date: Jan. 15, 2020, 3:37 p.m.

Term: mass_fraction_of_snow_in_air

Unit: 1

Unit ref: UUUU

AMIP:

GRIB:

Mass fraction is used in the construction mass_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. It means the ratio of the mass of X to the mass of Y (including X).

Change Date: Jan. 15, 2020, 3:40 p.m.

Term: mass_fraction_of_snow_in_air

Unit: 1

Unit ref: UUUU

AMIP:

GRIB:

Mass fraction is used in the construction mass_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. It means the ratio of the mass of X to the mass of Y (including X). "Snow" refers to the precipitating part of snow in the atmosphere – the cloud snow content is excluded.