1.2 MIP Variable: Surface Upwelling Shortwave on Land-Use Tile (rsusLut)

Record Label : rsusLut

Record Title : Surface Upwelling Shortwave on Land-Use Tile

CF Standard Name : surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air

Units of Measure : W m-2

Record Description : The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "shortwave" means shortwave radiation. Upwelling radiation is radiation from below. It does not mean "net upward". When thought of as being incident on a surface, a radiative flux is sometimes called "irradiance". In addition, it is identical with the quantity measured by a cosine-collector light-meter and sometimes called "vector irradiance". In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.

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

Record Identifier : 5912e6d4-9e49-11e5-803c-0d0b866b59f3

MIP Defining this Variable : LUMIP

Link to Units section : wpm2

CMOR Variable : Surface Upwelling Shortwave on Land-Use Tile