1.2 MIP Variable: Cloud Droplet Number Concentration of Convective Cloud Tops (ccldncl)

Record Label : ccldncl

Record Title : Cloud Droplet Number Concentration of Convective Cloud Tops

CF Standard Name : number_concentration_of_convective_cloud_liquid_water_particles_at_convective_liquid_water_cloud_top

Units of Measure : m-3

Record Description : Droplets are liquid only. Report concentration '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, it is better to sum over all liquid cloud tops, no matter where they occur, as long as they are seen from the top of the atmosphere. Weight by total liquid cloud top fraction of (as seen from TOA) each time sample when computing monthly mean.

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

Record Identifier : 59137996-9e49-11e5-803c-0d0b866b59f3

MIP Defining this Variable : CFMIP

Link to Units section : pm3

CMOR Variable : Cloud Droplet Number Concentration of Convective Cloud Tops