Sign inParameter cloud_area_fraction
Properties
| Name | cloud_area_fraction |
|---|---|
| Description | "X_area_fraction" means the fraction of horizontal area occupied by X. "X_area" means the horizontal area occupied by X within the grid cell. Cloud area fraction is also called "cloud amount" and "cloud cover". The cloud area fraction is for the whole atmosphere column, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. The cloud area fraction in a layer of the atmosphere has the standard name cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer. |
| AMIP code (Library of AMIP Data Transmission Standards) | clt |
| GRIB code | 71 E164 |
Source
The parameter was taken from the NetCDF CF Metadata Convention.