1.8 CF Standard Names: Toa Adjusted Radiative Forcing (toa_adjusted_radiative_forcing)

Record Label : toa_adjusted_radiative_forcing

Record Title : Toa Adjusted Radiative Forcing

CF Standard Name : toa_adjusted_radiative_forcing

Record Description : The abbreviation "toa" means top of atmosphere. 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