BackForward Variable: Cloud ice

Definition
Full name Cloud ice
Definition 3D field of atmospheric water in the solid phase (precipitating or not).
Measuring Units g/kg Uncertainty Units %
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units km
Stability Units % (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2011-10-13
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Clouds and precipitations
      • Variable: Cloud ice
        • Measured in Layers:
          • MUS
          • UTLS
          • FT
          • PBL
          • M
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Cloud ice  (9)

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
17 Cloud ice FT
PBL 		2.8 Aeronautical Meteorology 10 %
15 %
25 % 		50 km
70 km
100 km 		0.15 km
0.3 km
0.6 km 		60 min
90 min
3 h 		60 min
90 min
2 h 		Global firm 2000-06-23 ET ODRRGOS
207 Cloud ice MUS
M 		GEWEX (deprecated) 5 %
10 %
20 % 		50 km
100 km
250 km 		3 h
6 h
12 h 		30 d
45 d
60 d 		Global tentative 1998-10-29 WCRP
208 Cloud ice FT GEWEX (deprecated) 5 %
10 %
20 % 		50 km
100 km
250 km 		3 h
6 h
12 h 		30 d
45 d
60 d 		Global tentative 1998-10-29 WCRP
209 Cloud ice UTLS GEWEX (deprecated) 5 %
10 %
20 % 		50 km
100 km
250 km 		3 h
6 h
12 h 		30 d
45 d
60 d 		Global tentative 1998-10-29 WCRP
210 Cloud ice PBL GEWEX (deprecated) 5 %
10 %
20 % 		50 km
100 km
250 km 		3 h
5 h
12 h 		30 d
45 d
60 d 		Global tentative 1998-10-29 WCRP
261 Cloud ice FT 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring 20 %
50 %
100 % 		5 km
15 km
50 km 		0.2 km
1 km
2 km 		60 min
3 h
12 h 		6 min
30 min
6 h 		Global reasonable 2009-02-10 John Eyre
262 Cloud ice PBL 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring 20 %
50 %
100 % 		5 km
15 km
50 km 		0.2 km
1 km
2 km 		60 min
3 h
12 h 		6 min
30 min
6 h 		Global reasonable 2009-02-10 John Eyre
345 Cloud ice FT 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction 5 %
8 %
20 % 		0.5 km
2 km
10 km 		0.1 km
0.17 km
0.5 km 		15 min
60 min
3 h 		15 min
30 min
2 h 		Global firm 2014-03-12 T Montmerle
346 Cloud ice PBL 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction 5 %
8 %
20 % 		0.5 km
2 km
10 km 		0.1 km
0.17 km
0.5 km 		15 min
60 min
3 h 		15 min
30 min
2 h 		Global firm 2011-07-28 T Montmerle