BackForward Variable: COS

Definition
Full name COS
Definition 3-D field of amountĀ  of COS (Carbonyl sulfide, expressed in moles) divided by the total amount of all constituents in dry air (also expressed in moles)
Measuring Units dimensionless (mol/mol) Uncertainty Units dimensionless (mol/mol)
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units km
Stability Units dimensionless (mol/mol) (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2021-01-22
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Atmospheric chemistry
      • Variable: COS
        • Measured in Layers:
          • UTLS
          • FT
          • PBL
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for COS  (1)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
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
157 COS UTLS
FT
PBL
Atmospheric Chemistry (deprecated) 15 dimensionless (mol/mol)
18 dimensionless (mol/mol)
25 dimensionless (mol/mol)
100 km
200 km
500 km
12 h
24 h
3 d
24 h
46 h
7 d
Global firm 2002-05-24 GAW Report No. 159 Strato aerosols (caviat: variable name, definition and units used for these deprecated requirements were changed in 2019; requirements in this table are still expressed in the original units (%) and not in mol/mol as indicated)