BackForward Variable: Cloud liquid water (CLW) total column

Definition
Full name Cloud liquid water (CLW) total column
Definition 2D Field of atmospheric water in the liquid phase (precipitating or not), integrated over the total column.
Measuring Units g.m-2 Uncertainty Units g.m-2
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units
Stability Units g.m-2 (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2019-01-03
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Clouds and precipitations
      • Variable: Cloud liquid water (CLW) total column
        • Measured in Layers:
          • TC
          • TrC
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Cloud liquid water (CLW) total column  (4)

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 and threshold orange

Id Variable Layer App Area Uncertainty Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source
84 Cloud liquid water (CLW) total column TC Climate-AOPC (deprecated) 5 g.m-2
10 g.m-2
20 g.m-2 		100 km
200 km
500 km 		3 h
4 h
6 h 		3 h
6 h
12 h 		Global firm 2007-07-19 AOPC
266 Cloud liquid water (CLW) total column TC Global NWP 10 g.m-2
20 g.m-2
50 g.m-2 		5 km
15 km
50 km 		60 min
3 h
12 h 		6 min
30 min
6 h 		Global reasonable 2009-02-10 John Eyre
214 Cloud liquid water (CLW) total column TC GEWEX (deprecated) 10 g.m-2
20 g.m-2
50 g.m-2 		50 km
100 km
250 km 		3 h
6 h
12 h 		30 d
45 d
60 d 		Global tentative 1998-10-29 WCRP
350 Cloud liquid water (CLW) total column TC High Res NWP 10 g.m-2
20 g.m-2
50 g.m-2 		0.5 km
2 km
10 km 		15 min
60 min
3 h 		15 min
30 min
2 h 		Global speculative 2010-02-01 T Montmerle