1.2 MIP Variable: Downdraft Convective Mass Flux (mcd)

Record Label : mcd

Record Title : Downdraft Convective Mass Flux

CF Standard Name : atmosphere_downdraft_convective_mass_flux

Units of Measure : kg m-2 s-1

Record Description : Calculated as the convective mass flux divided by the area of the whole grid cell (not just the area of the cloud).

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Notes on Provenance of Variable Specifications : CMIP5_CFmon

Record Identifier : e889a992-59ce-2410-4c8b-21894ace22da

MIP Defining this Variable : CMIP5

Link to Units section : kgpm2s

CMOR Variable : Downdraft Convective Mass Flux