Number
(In Section 4, octet 11)
|
Parameter |
Units
|
Abbrev |
0
|
Cloud Ice
|
kg m-2
|
CICE |
1
|
Total Cloud Cover
|
%
|
TCDC |
2
|
Convective Cloud Cover
|
%
|
CDCON |
3
|
Low Cloud Cover |
%
|
LCDC |
4
|
Medium Cloud Cover |
%
|
MCDC |
5
|
High Cloud Cover |
%
|
HCDC |
6
|
Cloud Water
|
kg m-2 |
CWAT |
7
|
Cloud Amount
|
%
|
CDCA |
8
|
Cloud Type
|
See Table 4.203
|
CDCT |
9
|
Thunderstorm Maximum Tops
|
m
|
TMAXT |
10
|
Thunderstorm Coverage
|
See Table 4.204 |
THUNC |
11
|
Cloud Base
|
m
|
CDCB |
12
|
Cloud Top
|
m
|
CDCT |
13
|
Ceiling
|
m
|
CEIL
|
14
|
Non-Convective Cloud Cover |
%
|
CDLYR |
15
|
Cloud Work Function |
J kg-1
|
CWORK |
16
|
Convective Cloud Efficiency |
Proportion |
CUEFI |
17
|
Total Condensate * |
kg kg-1 |
TCOND |
18
|
Total Column-Integrated Cloud
Water * |
kg m-2 |
TCOLW |
19
|
Total Column-Integrated Cloud Ice * |
kg m-2 |
TCOLI |
20
|
Total Column-Integrated
Condensate * |
kg m-2 |
TCOLC |
21
|
Ice fraction of total condensate |
Proportion |
FICE |
22
|
Cloud Cover |
%
|
CDCC
|
23
|
Cloud Ice Mixing Ratio * |
kg kg-1
|
CDCIMR |
24
|
Sunshine |
Numeric
|
SUNS |
25
|
Horizontal Extent of Cumulonimbus (CB) |
%
|
CBHE
|
| 26 |
Height of Convective Cloud Base |
m |
HCONCB |
| 27 |
Height of Convective Cloud Top
| m |
HCONCT |
| 28 |
Number Concentration of Cloud Droplets |
kg-1 |
NCONCD |
| 29 |
Number Concentration of Cloud Ice |
kg-1 |
NCCICE |
| 30 |
Number Density of Cloud Droplets |
m-3 |
NDENCD |
| 31 |
Number Density of Cloud Ice |
m-3 |
NDCICE |
| 32 |
Fraction of Cloud Cover |
Numeric |
FRACCC |
33
|
Sunshine Duration |
s
|
SUNSD |
| 34 |
Surface Long Wave Effective Total Cloudiness |
Numeric |
SLWTC |
| 35 |
Surface Short Wave Effective Total Cloudiness |
Numeric |
SSWTC |
36-191
|
Reserved |
|
|
192-254
|
Reserved
for Local Use
|
|
|
192
|
Non-Convective Cloud Cover |
%
|
CDLYR |
193
|
Cloud Work Function |
J kg-1
|
CWORK |
194
|
Convective Cloud Efficiency |
non-dim |
CUEFI |
195
|
Total Condensate |
kg kg-1 |
TCOND |
196
|
Total Column-Integrated Cloud
Water |
kg m-2 |
TCOLW |
197
|
Total Column-Integrated Cloud Ice |
kg m-2 |
TCOLI |
198
|
Total Column-Integrated Condensate |
kg m-2 |
TCOLC |
199
|
Ice fraction of total condensate |
non-dim |
FICE |
200
|
Convective Cloud Mass Flux |
Pa s-1 |
MFLUX |
201
|
Sunshine Duration |
s
|
SUNSD |
255
|
Missing
|
|
|