[CF-metadata] New standard names proposal for ECPC CEOP data

From: Alexander C Ruane <aruane>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:18:27 -0800 (PST)

Hello,

     For ECPC-model-variables I (in discussion with Beate Geyer) propose
the following new standard names:

key:
standard_name, ECPC_long_name; units

surface_snow_sublimation_heat_flux, Snow Sublimation Heat Flux, W m-2
horizotal_enthalpy_transport_in_air, Enthalpy Flux Divergence, W m-2
horizotal_geopotential_energy_transport_in_air, Geopotential Flux
Divergence, W m-2
horizotal_kinetic_energy_transport_in_air, Kinetic Energy Flux
Divergence, W m-2
tendency_of_atmosphere_water_vapor_content_due_to_advection, Water
Vapor Flux Divergence, kg m-2 s-1
enthalpy_content_of_atmosphere_layer, Mass Weighted Enthalpy, J m-2
potential_energy_of_atmosphere_layer, Geopotential Energy, J m-2
energy_of_atmosphere_layer, Total Mass Weighted Energy, J m-2
horizontal_energy_transport_in_air, Total Energy Flux Divergence, W
m-2
horizontal_atmosphere_enthalpy_transport, Mass Weighted Enthalpy Flux
Divergence, W m-2
horizontal_atmosphere_geopotential_energy_transport, Mass Weighted
Geopot. Flux Div., W m-2
horizontal_atmosphere_kinetic_energy_transport, Kinetic Energy Flux
Divergence, W m-2
tendency_of_atmosphere_water_vapor_content_due_to_advection, Water
Vapor Flux Divergence, kg m-2 s-1
horizontal_atmosphere_energy_transport, Total Energy Flux Divergence,
W m-2
atmosphere_rate_of_absorption_of_shortwave_energy, Shortwave heating
rate, W m-2
atmosphere_rate_of_absorption_of_longwave_energy, Longwave heating
rate, W m-2
eastward_atmosphere_water_vapor_transport_across_unit_distance, Water
Vapor Zonal Flux, kg m-1 s-1
northward_atmosphere_water_vapor_transport_across_unit_distance,
Water Vapor Meridional Flux, kg m-1 s-1
water_vapor_content_of_atmosphere_layer, specific humidity, kg m-2
kinetic_energy_content_of_atmosphere_layer, Mass Weighted Kinetic
Energy, J m-2
baseflow_amount, surface runoff plus layer runoff minus baseflow, kg
m-2
runoff_excluding_baseflow_amount, total runoff, kg m-2
rate_of_absorption_of_shortwave_energy, layer mean shortwave heating
rate, W m-2
rate_of_absorption_of_longwave_energy, layer mean longwave heating
rate, W m-2
eastward_water_vapor_transport_across_unit_distance_in_atmosphere_layer,
Water Vapor Zonal Flux, kg m-1 s-1
northward_water_vapor_transport_across_unit_distance_in_atmosphere_layer,
Water Vapor Meridional Flux, kg m-1 s-1
atmosphere_phis, Phis: energy resulting from shift in
sigma-layer-definition with changing PS, J m-2
phis, Phis: energy resulting from shift in sigma-layer-definition
with changing PS, J m-2
- 'total mass' means dry and moist and aerosols
horizontal_total_mass_transport, Mass Flux Divergence, kg m-2 s-1
horizontal_atmosphere_total_mass_transport, Mass Flux Divergence, kg
m-2 s-1
atmosphere_total_mass_content, Total Mass, kg m-2
rate_of_energy_released_by_deep_convection, Deep Convective Latent
Heating Rate, W m-2
atmosphere_rate_of_energy_released_by_deep_convection, Deep
Convective Latent Heating Rate, W m-2
rate_of_energy_released_by_shallow_convection, Shallow Convective
Latent Heating Rate, W m-2
atmosphere_rate_of_energy_released_by_shallow_convection, Shallow
Convective Latent Heating Rate, W m-2
rate_of_energy_released_by_large_scale_condensation, Stable Latent
Heating Rate, W m-2
atmosphere_rate_of_energy_released_by_large_scale_condensation,
Stable Latent Heating Rate, W m-2
tendency_of_air_temperature_due_to_turbulent_heating, Turbulent
Heating Rate, W m-2
atmosphere_tendency_of_air_temperature_due_toturbulent_heating,
Turbulent Heating Rate, W m-2
tendency_of_water_vapor_content_due_to_deep_convection, Deep
Convective Moistening Rate, kg m-2 s-1
atmosphere_tendency_of_water_vapor_content_due_to_deep_convection,
Deep Convective Moistening Rate, kg m-2 s-1
tendency_of_water_vapor_content_due_to_shallow_convection, Shallow
Convective Moistening Rate, kg m-2 s-1
atmosphere_tendency_of_water_vapor_content_due_to_shallow_convection,
Shallow Convective Moistening Rate, kg m-2 s-1
tendency_of_water_vapor_content_due_to_stable_convection, Stable
Moistening Rate, kg m-2 s-1
atmosphere_tendency_of_water_vapor_content_due_to_stable_convection,
Stable Moistening Rate, kg m-2 s-1
tendency_of_water_vapor_content_due_to_trubulence, Turbulent
Moistening Rate, kg m-2 s-1
atmosphere_tendency_of_water_vapor_content_due_to_trubulence,
Turbulent Moistening Rate, kg m-2 s-1

         Please let me know if I can clear up any confusion or if there is
anything further that I need to do.

         Thank you for your assistance!

                 Sincerely,
                         Alex Ruane
Received on Fri Jan 06 2006 - 11:18:27 GMT