[CF-metadata] Proposed standard names for biological model outputs

From: Steve Emmerson <steve>
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:29:32 -0700

Michael,

>Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:14:19 -0800
>From: "Godin, Michael" <Godin at mbari.org>
>To: <cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu>
>Subject: [CF-metadata] Proposed standard names for biological model outputs

The above message contained the following:

> For working with data from biological models, I'd like to propose the =
> following standard names:
> =20
> molar_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_sea_water_due_to_diatoms (mol m-3)
>
> molar_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_sea_water_due_to_phytoplankton (mol =
> m-3)
>
> molar_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_sea_water_due_to_mesozooplankton (mol =
> m-3)
>
> molar_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_sea_water_due_to_ =
> microzooplankton(mol m-3)
>
> molar_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_sea_water_due_to_detritus (mol m-3)
>
> molar_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water_due_to_detritus (mol m-3)
>
> molar_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_water (mol m-3)
>
> molar_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_water (mol m-3)
>
> molar_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water (mol m-3)
> =20

This might be from left field, but has a hierarchical namspace been
considered? for example:

    concentration/nitrogen/sea_water/diatoms
    concentration/nitrogen/sea_water/plankton/phyto
    concentration/nitrogen/sea_water/plankton/mesozoo
    concentration/nitrogen/sea_water/plankton/mesozoo
    concentration/nitrogen/sea_water/plankton/micro
    concentration/nitrogen/sea_water/plankton/detritus
    concentration/silicate/sea_water/plankton/detritus
    concentration/ammonium/sea_water
    concentration/nitrate/sea_water
    concentration/silicate/sea_water

In any case, the "molar" component is probably redundant because that
fact is encoded in the "units" attribute.

Disclaimer: I'm only on this mailing-list because of my UDUNITS work.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson
Received on Fri Dec 01 2006 - 20:29:32 GMT