surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_radiance_in_sea_water

The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. Downwelling radiation is radiation from above. It does not mean "net downward". Radiance is the radiative flux in a particular direction, per unit of solid angle. The direction from which it is coming must be specified, for instance with a coordinate of zenith_angle. If the radiation does not depend on direction, a standard name of isotropic radiance should be chosen instead. "Photosynthetic" radiation is the part of the spectrum which is used in photosynthesis e.g. 400-700 nm. The range of wavelengths could be specified precisely by the bounds of a coordinate of radiation_wavelength. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.
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  • Proposal: Alison Pamment [New standard name request for FAPAR]
  • Proposal: Martin Juckes [Sign convention of upwelling and downwel]

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