1.8 CF Standard Names: Toa Adjusted Longwave Forcing (toa_adjusted_longwave_forcing)

Record Label : toa_adjusted_longwave_forcing

Record Title : Toa Adjusted Longwave Forcing

CF Standard Name : toa_adjusted_longwave_forcing

Record Description : The abbreviation "toa" means top of atmosphere. The term "longwave" means longwave radiation. Adjusted forcing is the radiative flux change caused by an imposed change in radiative forcing agent (greenhouse gases, aerosol, solar radiation, etc.) after allowance for stratospheric temperature adjustment. A positive radiative forcing or radiative effect is equivalent to a downward radiative flux and contributes to a warming of the earth system.

Canonical Units : W m-2