BackForward Variable: Aerosol single-scattering albedo

Definition
Full name Aerosol single-scattering albedo
Definition Spectrally dependent ratio of particle light scattering coefficient to the particle light extinction coefficient.
Measuring Units dimensionless Uncertainty Units %
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units km
Stability Units dimensionless (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2024-06-25
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: No
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Aerosols and radiation
      • Variable: Aerosol single-scattering albedo
        • Measured in Layers:
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Aerosol single-scattering albedo  (1)

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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
808 Aerosol single-scattering albedo 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.5 0.1 %
0.2 %
0.4 %
0.5 		0.1 dimensionless
0.4 dimensionless
1 dimensionless
0.5 		50 km
200 km
500 km
0.5 		1 km
5 km 		14 min
24 h
30 d
0.5 		24 h
7 d
30 d
0.5 		Global firm 2023-05-03 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Requirements for uncertainty are at 2-sigma