Record Label : atmosphere_net_upward_shallow_convective_mass_flux
Record Title : Atmosphere Net Upward Shallow Convective Mass Flux
CF Standard Name : atmosphere_net_upward_shallow_convective_mass_flux
Record Description : "Upward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward). 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. Net upward convective mass flux is the difference between the updraft mass flux and the downdraft mass flux.
Canonical Units : kg m-2 s-1
MIP Variable : Shallow Convective Mass Flux