1.2 MIP Variable: MODIS Total Cloud Cover Percentage (cltmodis)

Record Label : cltmodis

Record Title : MODIS Total Cloud Cover Percentage

CF Standard Name : cloud_area_fraction

Units of Measure : %

Record Description : Total cloud area fraction (reported as a percentage) for the whole atmospheric column, as seen by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.

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Notes on Provenance of Variable Specifications : CMIP6 endorsement [CFMIP]

Record Identifier : 5912dd74-9e49-11e5-803c-0d0b866b59f3

MIP Defining this Variable : CFMIP

Link to Units section : percentage

CMOR Variable : MODIS Total Cloud Cover Percentage