lwe_thickness_of_stratiform_precipitation_amount

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Created: 12 Jul 2018

Proposer: Alison Pamment

Proposed Date: 2018-07-12

Add new 'precipitation' sentence to definition.

PMIP Standard names: isotopic fluxes, mass contents and ratios.

Change Date: 12 Jul 2018, 3:38 p.m.

lwe_thickness_of_stratiform_precipitation_amount m P07 id: CFV15A7
"Amount" means mass per unit area. "lwe" means liquid water equivalent. The construction lwe_thickness_of_X_amount or _content means the vertical extent of a layer of liquid water having the same mass per unit area. Stratiform precipitation, whether liquid or frozen, is precipitation that formed in stratiform cloud.

Change Date: 12 Jul 2018, 3:39 p.m.

lwe_thickness_of_stratiform_precipitation_amount m [ULAA] P07 id: CFV15A7
The construction lwe_thickness_of_X_amount or _content means the vertical extent of a layer of liquid water having the same mass per unit area. Stratiform precipitation, whether liquid or frozen, is precipitation that formed in stratiform cloud. "Precipitation" in the earth's atmosphere means precipitation of water in all phases. The abbreviation "lwe" means liquid water equivalent.