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Each Physical Parameter record defines a MIP variable name, associated with a CF Standard Name. Formerly known as MIP Variables in CMIP6
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| cf_standard_name | tendency_of_specific_humidity_due_to_stratiform_cloud_and_precipitation |
| description | The phrase "tendency\_of\_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Specific" means per unit mass. Specific humidity is the mass fraction of water vapor in (moist) air. The specification of a physical process by the phrase "due\_to\_" process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase. A variable with the standard name of tendency\_of\_specific\_humidity\_due\_to\_stratiform\_cloud\_and\_precipitation should contain the effects of all processes which convert stratiform clouds and precipitation to or from water vapor. In an atmosphere model, stratiform cloud is that produced by large-scale convergence (not the convection schemes). |
| name | tnhusscp |
| provenance | CMIP6 endorsement [CFMIP] |
| title | Tendency of Specific Humidity Due to Stratiform Clouds and Precipitation |
| units | s-1 |
| uid | 59135d8a-9e49-11e5-803c-0d0b866b59f3 |