1.8 CF Standard Names: Vegetation Area Fraction (vegetation_area_fraction)

Record Label : vegetation_area_fraction

Record Title : Vegetation Area Fraction

CF Standard Name : vegetation_area_fraction

Record Description : "Area fraction" is the fraction of a grid cell's horizontal area that has some characteristic of interest. It is evaluated as the area of interest divided by the grid cell area. It may be expressed as a fraction, a percentage, or any other dimensionless representation of a fraction. "Vegetation" means any plants e.g. trees, shrubs, grass. The term "plants" refers to the kingdom of plants in the modern classification which excludes fungi. Plants are autotrophs i.e. "producers" of biomass using carbon obtained from carbon dioxide.

Canonical Units : 1

MIP Variable : Canopy Covered Area Percentage