Record Label : aerasymbnd
Record Title : Aerosol Level Asymmetry Parameter for Each Band
Record Identifier : 7b3026d8-a220-11e6-a33f-ac72891c3257
Link to a record specifying the structure of the variable : str-d47
MIP Variable : aerasymbnd
Deflate: NetCDF compression parameter :
Deflate Level: NetCDF compression parameter :
Shuffle: NetCDF compression parameter :
Indicative priority for this parameter, which is over-ruled by the requestVar priority setting, but provides a reference for organisation of the CMORvariables : 1
Data value type, e.g. float or double : real
Modeling Realm : atmos
CMOR Directive Positive :
Link to MIP table record : E3hrPt
The MIP table : E3hrPt
Provenance : RFMIP [aero_irf]
Provenance Note :
Frequency of Time Steps to be Archived : 3hrPt
Row index of entry in source sheet : 9
Description : The asymmetry factor is the angular integral of the aerosol scattering phase function weighted by the cosine of the angle with the incident radiation flux. The asymmetry coefficient is here an integral over all wavelength bands.
Request variable (carrying priority and link to group) : aerasymbnd ((isd.006))