1.8 CF Standard Names: Toa Incoming Shortwave Flux (toa_incoming_shortwave_flux)

Record Label : toa_incoming_shortwave_flux

Record Title : Toa Incoming Shortwave Flux

CF Standard Name : toa_incoming_shortwave_flux

Record Description : "shortwave" means shortwave radiation. "toa" means top of atmosphere. The TOA incoming shortwave flux is the radiative flux from the sun i.e. the "downwelling" TOA shortwave flux. In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.

Canonical Units : W m-2

MIP Variable :