Record Label : atmosphere_downdraft_convective_mass_flux
Record Title : Atmosphere Downdraft Convective Mass Flux
CF Standard Name : atmosphere_downdraft_convective_mass_flux
Record Description : In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. The atmosphere convective mass flux is the vertical transport of mass for a field of cumulus clouds or thermals, given by the product of air density and vertical velocity. For an area-average, cell_methods should specify whether the average is over all the area or the area of updrafts and/or downdrafts only. "Downdraft" means that the flux is positive in the downward direction (negative upward).
Canonical Units : kg m-2 s-1
MIP Variable : Downdraft Convective Mass Flux