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[CF-metadata] Request for new standard names

From: Williams, Keith <keith.williams>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:39:35 +0100

Thanks Jonathan.

        I assumed that Karl had arranged for the corresponding convective and
total cloud names to be added when the original MIP table was created
last year. They are:

Convective:

standard_name: convective_cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer
PCMDI name: clc
units: %
long_name: Convective Cloud Fraction

standard_name: mass_fraction_of_convective_cloud_liquid_water_in_air
PCMDI name: clwc
units: 1
long_name: Convective Cloud Liquid Water (Mass Fraction)

standard_name: mass_fraction_of_convective_cloud_ice_in_air
PCMDI name: clic
units: 1
long_name: Convective Cloud Ice Water (Mass Fraction)

Total cloud (i.e. convective+stratiform):

standard_name: cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer
PCMDI name: cl
units: %
long_name: Cloud Fraction

standard_name: mass_fraction_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air
PCMDI name: clw
units: 1
long_name: Cloud Liquid Water (Mass Fraction)

standard_name: mass_fraction_of_cloud_ice_in_air
PCMDI name: cli
units: 1
long_name: Cloud Ice Water (Mass Fraction)

Cheers,
Keith

On Thu, 2005-10-13 at 08:24, Jonathan Gregory wrote:
> Dear Keith
>
> The names look fine to me. I note that corresponding names for convective
> cloud are not defined in the standard name table at present
> (http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/eaton/cf-metadata/standard_name.html)
> Could you say which ones CFMIP is using, so they can be added as well?
>
> Thanks. Cheers
>
> Jonathan
>
> > standard_name: stratiform_cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer
> > units: %
> > long_name: Stratiform Cloud Fraction
> >
> > standard_name: mass_fraction_of_stratiform_cloud_liquid_water_in_air
> > units: 1
> > long_name: Stratiform Cloud Liquid Water (Mass Fraction)
> >
> > standard_name: mass_fraction_of_stratiform_cloud_ice_in_air
> > units: 1
> > long_name: Stratiform Cloud Ice Water (Mass Fraction)
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