1.8 CF Standard Names: Toa Outgoing Longwave Flux (toa_outgoing_longwave_flux)

Record Label : toa_outgoing_longwave_flux

Record Title : Toa Outgoing Longwave Flux

CF Standard Name : toa_outgoing_longwave_flux

Record Description : "longwave" means longwave radiation. "toa" means top of atmosphere. The TOA outgoing longwave flux is the upwelling thermal radiative flux, often called the "outgoing longwave radiation" or "OLR". In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.

Canonical Units : W m-2

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