BackForward Variable: Cloud ice effective radius

Definition
Full name Cloud ice effective radius
Definition Size distribution of ice particles, assimilated to spheres of the same volume. Considered as both a 3D field throughout the troposphere and a 2D field at the top of cloud surface
Measuring Units Uncertainty Units
Horizontal Res Units Vertical Res Units
Stability Units (Stability /decade)

 

Comment: Replaces "Cloud water <100 ?m" and "Cloud Water >100 ?m"
Last modified:
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Clouds and precipitations
      • Variable: Cloud ice effective radius
        • Measured in Layers:
          • FT
          • PBL
          • Cloud-top
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Cloud ice effective radius  (1)

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Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
728 Cloud ice effective radius PBL 2.8 Aeronautical Meteorology Global firm 2013-12-05 J van der Meulen