Parameter toa_net_downward_radiative_flux
Properties
Name | toa_net_downward_radiative_flux |
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Description | "toa" means top of atmosphere. "Downward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). Net downward radiation is the difference between radiation from above (downwelling) and radiation from below (upwelling). Radiative flux is the sum of shortwave and longwave radiative fluxes. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. |
AMIP code (Library of AMIP Data Transmission Standards) | not specified |
GRIB code | not specified |
Source
The parameter was taken from the NetCDF CF Metadata Convention.