Record Label : grpllsprof
Record Title : Stratiform Graupel Flux
CF Standard Name : stratiform_graupel_flux
Units of Measure : kg m-2 s-1
Record Description : In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics. Stratiform precipitation, whether liquid or frozen, is precipitation that formed in stratiform cloud. Graupel consists of heavily rimed snow particles, often called snow pellets; often indistinguishable from very small soft hail except when the size convention that hail must have a diameter greater than 5 mm is adopted. Reference: American Meteorological Society Glossary http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Graupel. There are also separate standard names for hail. Standard names for "graupel_and_hail" should be used to describe data produced by models that do not distinguish between hail and graupel.
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Notes on Provenance of Variable Specifications : CMIP5_CF3hr
Record Identifier : e2574373-178c-92d4-1bbc-0f8516c16016
MIP Defining this Variable : CMIP5
Link to Units section : kgpm2s
CMOR Variable : Stratiform Graupel Flux