| Name: | total_column_water | Abbreviation: | tcw | Unit: | kg m-2 |
Total column water
| Definition | Vertical integral from the ground to the nominal top of the atmosphere expressing the total amount of water (vapour + cloud water + cloud ice), but no precipitation included. |
| Validity | Daily averaged |
| Comment | Computed from instantaneous values at 00, 06, 12 and 18Z |
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | = 0 | Meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | = 1 | Moisture |
| Parameter Number | = 51 | Total column water (Vertically integrated total water (vapour + cloud water/ice) |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | = 8 | Nominal top of the atmosphere |
| Scale factor of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scaled value of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |