EA: CONVECTIVE_PRECIPITATION_DENSITY
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
263
Concept definition:
The component of <<
ACCUM_PRECIP_DENSITY
>> caused by convective <
PRECIPITATION
>. Convective <
PRECIPITATION
> consists of <
PARTICLE
>s forming in the active updraft of a cumuloform <
CLOUD
>, growing primarily by the collection of droplets through coalescence and/or riming, and falling out not far from their originating updraft.
Attribute value type:
REAL
Unit equivalence class label:
SURFACE_DENSITY
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO182
, C3010, "convective precipitation"]
Supplemental references:
Group membership:
ATMOSPHERE
RATE_OR_RATIO
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