1.8 CF Standard Names: Number Concentration of Ambient Aerosol Particles in Air (number_concentration_of_ambient_aerosol_particles_in_air)

Record Label : number_concentration_of_ambient_aerosol_particles_in_air

Record Title : Number Concentration of Ambient Aerosol Particles in Air

CF Standard Name : number_concentration_of_ambient_aerosol_particles_in_air

Record Description : "Number concentration" means the number of particles or other specified objects per unit volume. "Aerosol" means the system of suspended liquid or solid particles in air (except cloud droplets) and their carrier gas, the air itself. "Ambient_aerosol" means that the aerosol is measured or modelled at the ambient state of pressure, temperature and relative humidity that exists in its immediate environment. "Ambient aerosol particles" are aerosol particles that have taken up ambient water through hygroscopic growth. The extent of hygroscopic growth depends on the relative humidity and the composition of the particles.

Canonical Units : m-3

MIP Variable : Aerosol Number Concentration