Dear Jonathan,
Jonathan Gregory a ?crit :
> Dear Christiane
>
>> *aerosol water
>> --------------
>> aerosol_water_ambient_aerosol
>> Jonathan porposed that the name should be the other way round. I do not
>> agree because a 'water aerosol' would be a hydrometeor, i.e., clouds or
>> precipitation.
>
> I think I haven't understood what this name really means, sorry to say. I
> was guessing it meant the water present in ambient aerosol. But perhaps
> that is wrong?
Yes, this is indeed what is. I agree that the name is a bit strange as
it is. It was constructed consistently to the other aerosol components:
species_<ambient/dry>_aerosol, and aerosol_water is an aerosol component
as for example dust or sea salt. A better name would probably be:
water_in_ambient_aerosol_in_air
>
> I agree with you about "emission".
>
>> Please note that the HTAP experiments already started. Hence, it will
>> not be possible to include all modifications resulting from our
>> discussion into the HTAP simulations.
> Could you modify the netCDF files afterwards using ncatted for instance?
I doubt this, as it would mean a lot of extra work. We have indicated on
the TFHTAP web site, that the standard_names used for chemistry and
aerosols are still under discussion. I will discuss this issue with them.
>
>> However, the aerosol and chemistry
>> community is becoming familiar with CF and will be use these for future
>> experiments.
> That's very good news - thanks to your effort in large measure, I expect.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Jonathan
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Received on Mon Oct 09 2006 - 14:50:58 BST
