Dear CF list, I'd like to propose the following standard name:
volume_extinction_coefficient_in_air_due_to_cloud Units: m-1 Definition, following the aerosol extinction coefficient: The volume extinction coefficient is the fractional change of radiative flux per unit path length. Extinction is the sum of absorption and scattering, sometimes called "attenuation". "Extinction" is the term most commonly used at optical wavelengths whereas "attenuation" is more often used at radio and radar wavelengths. "Cloud" means suspended liquid or ice water droplets. Regards, Alejandro -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr Alejandro Bodas-Salcedo Earth Observation Research Scientist Met Office Hadley Centre FitzRoy Rd Exeter EX1 3PB United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1392 886113 Fax: +44 (0)1392 885681 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.metoffice.gov.uk See our guide to climate change at http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change ------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
