1.8 CF Standard Names: Area Fraction Below Surface (area_fraction_below_surface)

Record Label : area_fraction_below_surface

Record Title : Area Fraction Below Surface

CF Standard Name : area_fraction_below_surface

Record Description : The quantity with standard name area_fraction_below_surface is the fraction of horizontal area where a given isobaric surface is below the (ground or sea) surface. "Area fraction" is the fraction of a grid cell's horizontal area that has some characteristic of interest. It is evaluated as the area of interest divided by the grid cell area. It may be expressed as a fraction, a percentage, or any other dimensionless representation of a fraction. The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere.

Canonical Units : 1