Record Label : reffcclwtop
Record Title : Cloud-Top Effective Droplet Radius in Convective Cloud
CF Standard Name : effective_radius_of_convective_cloud_liquid_water_particles_at_convective_liquid_water_cloud_top
Units of Measure : m
Record Description : Droplets are liquid only. This is the effective radius "as seen from space" over convective liquid cloudy portion of grid cell. This is the value from uppermost model layer with liquid cloud or, if available, or for some models it is the sum over all liquid cloud tops, no matter where they occur, as long as they are seen from the top of the atmosphere. Reported values are weighted by total liquid cloud top fraction of (as seen from TOA) each time sample when computing monthly mean.daily data, separated to large-scale clouds, convective clouds. If any of the cloud is from more than one process (i.e. shallow convection), please provide them separately.
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Notes on Provenance of Variable Specifications : CMIP6 endorsement [CFMIP]
Record Identifier : 590f64fa-9e49-11e5-803c-0d0b866b59f3
MIP Defining this Variable : CFMIP
Link to Units section : m
CMOR Variable : Cloud-Top Effective Droplet Radius in Convective Cloud