1.8 CF Standard Names: Precipitation Flux (precipitation_flux)

Record Label : precipitation_flux

Record Title : Precipitation Flux

CF Standard Name : precipitation_flux

Record Description : "Precipitation" in the earth's atmosphere means precipitation of water in all phases. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.

Canonical Units : kg m-2 s-1

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