1.8 CF Standard Names: Cloud Liquid Water Mixing Ratio (cloud_liquid_water_mixing_ratio)

Record Label : cloud_liquid_water_mixing_ratio

Record Title : Cloud Liquid Water Mixing Ratio

CF Standard Name : cloud_liquid_water_mixing_ratio

Record Description : Cloud liquid water mixing ratio of a parcel of air is the ratio of the mass of liquid water to the mass of dry air. "Cloud liquid water" refers to the liquid phase of cloud water. A diameter of 0.2 mm has been suggested as an upper limit to the size of drops that shall be regarded as cloud drops; larger drops fall rapidly enough so that only very strong updrafts can sustain them. Any such division is somewhat arbitrary, and active cumulus clouds sometimes contain cloud drops much larger than this. Reference: AMS Glossary http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Cloud_drop.

Canonical Units : 1

MIP Variable : Cloud Water Mixing Ratio