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Parameter surface_​upwelling_​shortwave_​flux_​in_​air

Properties

Properties of the parameter surface_​upwelling_​shortwave_​flux_​in_​air
Name surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
Description The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "shortwave" means shortwave radiation. Upwelling radiation is radiation from below. It does not mean "net upward". When thought of as being incident on a surface, a radiative flux is sometimes called "irradiance". In addition, it is identical with the quantity measured by a cosine-collector light-meter and sometimes called "vector irradiance". In accordance with common usage in geophysical disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in physics.
AMIP code (Library of AMIP Data Transmission Standards) rsus
GRIB code not specified

Source

The parameter was taken from the NetCDF CF Metadata Convention.


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