Concept
Atmosphere optical thickness due to stratiform cloud
| URI | http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/standard_name/atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_stratiform_cloud/ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Within Vocab | Climate and Forecast Standard Names | ||
| Definition | The optical thickness is the integral along the path of radiation of a volume scattering/absorption/attenuation coefficient. The radiative flux is reduced by a factor exp(-optical_thickness) on traversing the path. A coordinate variable of radiation_wavelength or radiation_frequency can be specified to indicate that the optical thickness applies at specific wavelengths or frequencies. The atmosphere optical thickness applies to radiation passing through the entire atmosphere. In an atmosphere model, stratiform cloud is that produced by large-scale convergence (not the convection schemes). The specification of a physical process by the phrase due_to_process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase. | ||
| Date | None | ||
| Note | accepted | ||
| modified | 2009-07-06 15:41:29.0 | ||
| Broad Match | P02:ATVS |
Atmospheric visibility and transparency | |
P04:G271 |
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness | ||
P64:G271 |
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness | ||
| Exact Match | http://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter/atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_stratiform_cloud | ||
| http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/standard_name/atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_stratiform_cloud/ | |||
P07:CF12N186 |
atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_stratiform_cloud | ||
| Related | P06:UUUU |
Dimensionless | |
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