GRIB-API definition
Name | Accumulated downward short-wave radiation flux, clear sky | Abbreviation | adswrf_cs | Unit | J m-2 | paramId: | 260423 |
UERRA details
Definition | Downward clear-sky solar (short-wave) radiation at the surface (assuming transparent clouds). |
Validity | accumulated (from the beginning of the forecast) |
Comment | The flux sign convention is positive downwards. |
WMO GRIB2 definition
Parameter | ||
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Discipline | 0 | meteorological products |
Parameter Category | 4 | short-wave radiation |
Parameter Number | 52 | Downward short-wave radiation flux, clear sky** |
Type of statistical processing | 1 | accumulated |
Level | ||
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Type of first fixed surface | 1 | ground or water surface |
Scale factor of first fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
Scaled value of first fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
Type of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
Scale factor of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
Scaled value of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
**newly approved by WMO (release in May 2016)
2 Comments
Per Unden
In the "Original name" column radiative "flux" is in for all 8 radiation parameters, but let us make clear that they are all "Accumulated" (as it says in a header above the table). For the parameters you have no longer the word "flux" which is correct. (As J/m2 is accumulated flux) or Shortwave etc. radiation only. We just have to make is as clear as possible.
Richard Mladek
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