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 |
CDCTOP |
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 * - Parameter deprecated | kg kg-1 | TCONDO |
18 |
Total Column-Integrated Cloud Water * - Parameter deprecated | kg m-2 | TCOLWO |
19 |
Total Column-Integrated Cloud Ice * - Parameter deprecated | kg m-2 | TCOLIO |
20 |
Total Column-Integrated Condensate * - Parameter deprecated | kg m-2 | TCOLC |
21 |
Ice fraction of total condensate | Proportion | FICE |
22 |
Cloud Cover | % |
CDCC |
23 |
Cloud Ice Mixing Ratio * - Parameter deprecated | 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 | Fraction of Stratiform Precipitation Cover | Proportion | FSTRPC |
37 | Fraction of Convective Precipitation Cover | Proportion | FCONPC |
38 | Mass Density of Cloud Droplets | kg m-3 | MASSDCD |
39 | Mass Density of Cloud Ice | kg m-3 | MASSDCI |
40 | Mass Density of Convective Cloud Water Droplets | kg m-3 | MDCCWD |
41-46 |
Reserved | ||
47 | Volume Fraction of Cloud Water Droplets ** | Numeric | VFRCWD |
48 | Volume Fraction of Cloud Ice Particles ** | Numeric | VFRCICE |
49 | Volume Fraction of Cloud (Ice and/or Water) ** | Numeric | VFRCIW |
50-191 |
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 |
Notes: * Parameter deprecated - Use another parameter in parameter category 1:moisture instead. ** The sum of the water and ice fractions may exceed the total due to overlap between the volumes containing ice and those containing liquid water. |