| Term | Water vapor content, atmosphere |
|---|---|
| Definition | 'atmosphere_mass_content_of_water_vapor', alias: atmosphere_water_vapor_content Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "atmosphere content" of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, standard names including content_of_atmosphere_layer are used. Atmosphere water vapor content is sometimes referred to as "precipitable water", although this term does not imply the water could all be precipitated. |
| Sampling medium | Air |
| Aggregation type | Average |
| Units | kg/m² |
| Provenance | cfconventions |
| Provenance uri | https://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-standard-names/current/build/cf-standard-name-table.html |
| Category | - |
| Note | for convenience I suggest to name the term 'water vapor content, atmosphere' and add the cfconventions' term |
| Status | ACCEPTED i |