[CF-metadata] isotherm depth

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:31:34 +0100

Dear Francisco

> 3) isotherm_depth (units m): The depth of the 20C isotherm is a useful
> variable to diagnose, among other things, the variability of the
> tropical upper oceans. However, I haven't been able to find any simple
> way to code this variable using the CF standards.

The way to do this is with a standard_name of depth, and a coordinate variable
(single-valued or scalar) specifying the temperature e.g. with standard_name
sea_water_potential_temperature.

Cheers

Jonathan
Received on Tue Oct 17 2006 - 06:31:34 BST