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ambient_aerosol_particle_diameter

Concept · Climate and Forecast Standard Names · Draft

Terms

  • Preferred term, Draft

Definition

  • \"Aerosol\" means the system of suspended liquid or solid particles in air (except cloud droplets) and their carrier gas, the air itself. \"Ambient_aerosol\" means that the aerosol is measured or modelled at the ambient state of pressure, temperature and relative humidity that exists in its immediate environment. \"Ambient aerosol particles\" are aerosol particles that have taken up ambient water through hygroscopic growth. The extent of hygroscopic growth depends on the relative humidity and the composition of the particles. To specify the relative humidity and temperature at which the quantity described by the standard name applies, provide scalar coordinate variables with standard names of \"relative_humidity\" and \"air_temperature\".@en

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      Organization
      • MSCR testers
      Created at
      07/05/2025, 6.05
      Modified at
      07/05/2025, 6.05
      URI
      http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P07/current/ZI76OI29/