[CF-metadata] Use of 'omega' in standard name list

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 23:34:24 +0000

Dear Brian

You are right about the sign problem - thanks for pointing that out.

I am not convinced about renaming omega, though. It is *always* called omega,
isn't it? Other similar instances are sigma as a vertical coordinate, and
sigma-t and sigma-theta as ocean density minus 1000 kg m-3. These also are
invariably used names, so to substitute a longer, though self-explanatory,
phrase could possibly be confusing as well as inconvenient. I don't *like*
using such opaque names, but we do also try to follow common usage, don't we,
as in the use of "flux" for "flux density".

Best wishes

Jonathan
Received on Tue Dec 02 2003 - 16:34:24 GMT