Change Date: April 24, 2023, 4:05 p.m.

Term: atmosphere_rain_water_content

Unit: kg m-2

Unit ref: KMP2

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The term "rain_water" is referred to "rain droplet" in contrast to "cloud liquid water" to "cloud droplet". The "atmosphere content" of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, standard names including content_of_atmosphere_layer are used.

Change Date: April 24, 2023, 4:12 p.m.

Term: atmosphere_mass_content_of_rain

Unit: kg m-2

Unit ref: KMP2

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The term "rain_water" is referred to "rain droplet" in contrast to "cloud liquid water" to "cloud droplet". The "atmosphere content" of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, standard names including content_of_atmosphere_layer are used.

Change Date: April 24, 2023, 4:12 p.m.

Term: atmosphere_mass_content_of_rain

Unit: kg m-2

Unit ref: KMP2

AMIP:

GRIB:

"Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The mass is the total mass of the molecules. The "atmosphere content" of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, standard names including "content_of_atmosphere_layer" are used. "Rain" means drops of water falling through the atmosphere that have a diameter greater than 0.5 mm.