BackForward Variable: Aerosol column burden

Definition
Full name Aerosol column burden
Definition 2D field of the column burden of condensed particles in the atmosphere
Measuring Units g/m^2 Uncertainty Units %
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units
Stability Units % (Stability /decade)

 

Comment: Details the former variable "Aerosol " that was making no distinction among concentration, type and size May be specified as a size-dependent quantity.
Last modified:
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Aerosols and radiation
      • Variable: Aerosol column burden
        • Measured in Layers:
          • TC
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Aerosol column burden  (2)

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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
245 Aerosol column burden TC 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring 10 %
20 %
50 % 		15 km
50 km
250 km 		60 min
6 h
24 h 		6 min
30 min
6 h 		Global tentative 2009-02-10 John Eyre
425 Aerosol column burden TC 2.3 Nowcasting / Very Short-Range Forecasting 10 %
13 %
20 % 		5 km
10 km
50 km 		15 min
60 min
12 h 		15 min
30 min
2 h 		Global firm 2007-07-19 ET EGOS-3