ecCodes definition
| Name: | Snow albedo | Abbreviation: | asn | Unit: | % | paramId: | 228032 |
S2S details
| Definition | The parameter expresses the broadband albedo of snow |
| Validity | Daily averaged |
| Comment | Computed from instantaneous values at 00, 06, 12 and 18Z - Points with no snow (snow depth=0) should be set as missing values. |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 0 | Meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | 19 | Physical atmospheric properties |
| Parameter Number | 19 | Snow albedo |
| 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 | 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 |