WMO OSCAR | Details for Variable: Aerosol Optical Depth [CM, anthr.]

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Variable: Aerosol Optical Depth [CM, anthr.]

Definition

Full name	Aerosol Optical Depth [CM, anthr.]
Definition	The integral over the geometrical path length of coarse-mode anthropogenic aerosol light extinction coefficient.
Measuring Units		Uncertainty Units	%
Horizontal Res Units		Vertical Res Units
Stability Units	(Stability /decade)

Comment:	This is the measurement of the aerosol optical depth of anthropogenic coarse mode particles.
Last modified:	2022-07-06
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis:	Yes

Classification

Domain: Atmosphere
- Sub-domain: Atmospheric chemistry
  - Variable: Aerosol Optical Depth [CM, anthr.]
    - Measured in Layers:
      - TC

Cross-cutting themes:

Earth System Application Categories and its related Application Areas:
- 2. Atmospheric Applications
Unknown:
- Forecasting Atmospheric Composition

Requirements defined for Aerosol Optical Depth [CM, anthr.] (2)

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
966	Aerosol Optical Depth [CM, anthr.]	TC	Forecasting Atmospheric Composition		1 % 5 %						3 h 30 d	12 h 30 d	Global	firm	2022-07-06	GAW Expert Team on Atmospheric Composition Network Design and Evolution	might require a definition of cut-off diameter for coarse mode.
967	Aerosol Optical Depth [CM, anthr.]	TC	2.6 Atmospheric Composition Forecasting and Monitoring		1 % 5 %						3 h 30 d	12 h 30 d	Global	firm	2022-07-06	GAW Expert Team on Atmospheric Composition Network Design and Evolution	might require definition of cut-off diameter for coarse mode.