1.8 CF Standard Names: Mass Fraction of Liquid Precipitation in Air (mass_fraction_of_liquid_precipitation_in_air)

Record Label : mass_fraction_of_liquid_precipitation_in_air

Record Title : Mass Fraction of Liquid Precipitation in Air

CF Standard Name : mass_fraction_of_liquid_precipitation_in_air

Record Description : "Mass fraction" is used in the construction "mass_fraction_of_X_in_Y", where X is a material constituent of Y. It means the ratio of the mass of X to the mass of Y (including X). A chemical species or biological group denoted by X may be described by a single term such as "nitrogen" or a phrase such as "nox_expressed_as_nitrogen". "Liquid_precipitation" includes both "rain" and "drizzle". "Rain" means drops of water falling through the atmosphere that have a diameter greater than 0.5 mm. "Drizzle" means drops of water falling through the atmosphere that have a diameter typically in the range 0.2-0.5 mm.

Canonical Units : 1

MIP Variable : Mass Fraction of Rain in Air