Dear Jonathan,
I followed the discussion about "omega yes or no". At the beginning I felt
uncomfortable with the proposal to replace the standard_name "omega" by
some long "word worm" (and I still do as a meteorologist). However,
Brians definitions may be the cleaner way and it prevends from possible
confusion with capital omega (which is often used for angular velocity).
At the end it is "just" the standard_name for the unique identification of
the quantity. For labelling plots I use the long_name attribute anyway
where I am free to use "omega".
Regards
Burkhardt
Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory at reading.ac.uk>
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Thema: Re: [CF-metadata] Use of 'omega' in standard name list
Dear Brian
> I think "omega" as a stand-alone name should be made into an alias for
> vertical_air_velocity_expressed_as_tendency_of_pressure.
OK, if no-one else has a view on this (are any meteorologists subscribed
to
this list?) I will consider myself outvoted and agree to this change.
> What do you think about contracting "expressed_as" to simply "as"?
Of course, it would be shorter, which is an advantage, but it strikes me
as
being less clear.
Cheers
Jonathan
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