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Parameter atmosphere_​water_​vapor_​content

Properties

Properties of the parameter atmosphere_​water_​vapor_​content
Name atmosphere_water_vapor_content
Description "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "atmosphere content" of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, standard names including content_of_atmosphere_layer are used. Atmosphere water vapor content is sometimes referred to as "precipitable water", although this term does not imply the water could all be precipitated.
AMIP code (Library of AMIP Data Transmission Standards) prw
GRIB code 54

Source

The parameter was taken from the NetCDF CF Metadata Convention.


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