[CF-metadata] Standard names for wave model data.

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:53:33 +0100

Dear John

I agree. If no-one else has comments, I expect Alison will add these to the
table when she has the opportunity. Thanks for the discussion.

Best wishes

Jonathan

> I think we have converged on the following suggested names:
>
> sea_surface_wave_variance_spectral_density, units m2 s-1
> sea_surface_wave_directional_variance_spectral_density, units m2 s-1
> rad-1
> sea_surface_wave_zero_upcrossing_period, units s
> sea_surface_wave_frequency, units s-1 (Hz)
> sea_surface_wave_from_direction, units degrees
> sea_surface_wave_to_direction, units degrees
> sea_surface_wave_significant_height, units m
> sea_surface_wind_wave_zero_upcrossing_period, units s
> sea_surface_swell_wave_zero_upcrossing_period, units s
>
> I agree that it would be useful if the existing names (containing
> wind_wave/swell_wave) were brought into line too, as aliases for
> 'sea_surface_' standards.
Received on Mon Jun 12 2006 - 01:53:33 BST