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

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:12:29 +0000

Dear Roy

> This discussion seems to have stalled and it would be nice to get your proposed standard names into the system. As regards the 'biomass' versus 'molar concentration' issue further talks with biological colleagues indicate that the association of the units 'moles' with biomass is a totall alien concept. To them canonical units biomass are kg/m3 (usually expressed as mg/m2 or ug/l). So, how about if we go with your initial suggestions and reserve the term 'biomass' for the inevitable future request?

Does that mean we use mole_concentration for mol m-3? I think that would be
good. I expect we would call something kg m-3 a mass_concentration; we have
existing stdnames of

mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water
mass_concentration_of_sulfate_aerosol_in_air

for quantities in kg m-3.

Cheers

Jonathan
Received on Fri Dec 22 2006 - 11:12:29 GMT