Record Label : surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_radiance_in_sea_water
Record Title : Surface Downwelling Photosynthetic Photon Radiance in Sea Water
CF Standard Name : surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_radiance_in_sea_water
Record Description : The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. Downwelling radiation is radiation from above. It does not mean "net downward". The sign convention is that "upwelling" is positive upwards and "downwelling" is positive downwards. Photon radiance is the photon flux in a particular direction, per unit of solid angle. The direction from which it is coming must be specified, for instance with a coordinate of zenith_angle. If the radiation does not depend on direction, a standard name of isotropic radiance should be chosen instead. "Photosynthetic" radiation is the part of the spectrum which is used in photosynthesis e.g. 400-700 nm. The range of wavelengths could be specified precisely by the bounds of a coordinate of radiation_wavelength. A photon flux is specified in terms of numbers of photons expressed in moles.
Canonical Units : mol m-2 s-1 sr-1