1.2 MIP Variable: Ambient Aerosol Optical Depth at 870nm (od870aer)

Record Label : od870aer

Record Title : Ambient Aerosol Optical Depth at 870nm

CF Standard Name : atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol_particles

Units of Measure : 1

Record Description : AOD from the ambient aerosols (i.e., includes aerosol water). Does not include AOD from stratospheric aerosols if these are prescribed but includes other possible background aerosol types. Needs a comment attribute "wavelength: 870nm"

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Notes on Provenance of Variable Specifications : CMIP5_aero

Record Identifier : 0a9c3f8f-f615-1a5b-aa8b-b93d5a1fa090

MIP Defining this Variable : CMIP5

Link to Units section : fraction

CMOR Variable : Ambient Aerosol Optical Depth at 870nm