[CF-metadata] Standard Name Table Update 20th November 2007

From: Pamment, JA <J.A.Pamment>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:23:21 -0000

Dear All,

The standard name table has been updated with the changes previously
announced. Version 7, dated 21 November 2007, is now the current
version.

The next update is due on Tuesday 8th January 2008.

Best wishes,
Alison

>
> NEW NAMES TO BE INCLUDED
>
> Beaufort wind force name:
>
> beaufort_wind_force; 1
>
> Aerosol and Chemistry Names:
>
> Volume mixing ratios:
>
> mole_fraction_of_gaseous_elemental_mercury_in_air; 1
> mole_fraction_of_carbon_dioxide_in_air; 1
> mole_fraction_of_methane_in_air; 1
> mole_fraction_of_formaldehyde_in_air; 1
> mole_fraction_of_ethane_in_air; 1
> mole_fraction_of_ethene_in_air; 1
> mole_fraction_of_ethyne_in_air; 1
> mole_fraction_of_propane_in_air; 1
> mole_fraction_of_propene_in_air; 1
> mole_fraction_of_benzene_in_air; 1
> mole_fraction_of_toluene_in_air; 1
> mole_fraction_of_xylene_in_air; 1
> mole_fraction_of_isoprene_in_air; 1
> mole_fraction_of_gaseous_divalent_mercury_in_air; 1
> (Define divalent as meaning all compounds where Hg has two binding
sites
> to (an)other ion(s) in a salt or an(other) atom(s) in a molecule).
>
>
> Tendency of atmospheric mass content due to dry deposition:
>
> tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_ozone_due_to_dry_deposition; kg
> m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_nitrogen_dioxide_due_to_dry_depos
> ition; kg m-2 -s
> tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_ammonia_due_to_dry_deposition;
kg
> m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dimethyl_sulfide_due_to_dry_depos
> ition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_sulfur_dioxide_due_to_dry_deposit
> ion; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_black_carbon_dry_aerosol_due_to_d
> ry_deposition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_seasalt_dry_aerosol_due_to_dry_de
> position; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dust_dry_aerosol_due_to_dry_depos
> ition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_hexachlorobiphenyl_due_to_dry_dep
> osition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane_due_t
> o_dry_deposition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_mercury_dry_aerosol_due_to_dry_de
> position; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_particulate_organic_matter_dry_ae
> rosol_due_to_dry_deposition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_secondary_particulate_organic_mat
> ter_dry_aerosol_due_to_dry_deposition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_primary_particulate_organic_matte
> r_dry_aerosol_due_to_dry_deposition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_gaseous_divalent_mercury_due_to_d
> ry_deposition; kg m-2 -s
> (Define divalent as meaning all compounds where Hg has two binding
sites
> to (an)other ion(s) in a salt or an(other) atom(s) in a molecule).
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_nitric_acid_due_to_dry_deposition
> ; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_gaseous_elemental_mercury_due_to_
> dry_deposition; kg m-2 -s
>
> Tendency of atmospheric mass content due to dry deposition into
stomata:
>
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_ozone_due_to_dry_deposition_into_
> stomata; kg m-2 -s
>
>
> Tendency of atmospheric mass content due to wet deposition:
>
> tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_ammonia_due_to_wet_deposition;
kg
> m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dimethyl_sulfide_due_to_wet_depos
> ition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_sulfur_dioxide_due_to_wet_deposit
> ion; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_black_carbon_dry_aerosol_due_to_w
> et_deposition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_particulate_organic_matter_dry_ae
> rosol_due_to_wet_deposition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_secondary_particulate_organic_mat
> ter_dry_aerosol_due_to_wet_deposition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_primary_particulate_organic_matte
> r_dry_aerosol_due_to_wet_deposition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_seasalt_dry_aerosol_due_to_wet_de
> position; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dust_dry_aerosol_due_to_wet_depos
> ition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_hexachlorobiphenyl_due_to_wet_dep
> osition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane_due_t
> o_wet_deposition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_gaseous_divalent_mercury_due_to_w
> et_deposition; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_mercury_dry_aerosol_due_to_wet_de
> position; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_nitric_acid_due_to_wet_deposition
> ; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_nitric_acid_due_to_wet_deposition
> ; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_gasesous_elemental_mercury_due_to
> _wet_deposition; kg m-2 -s
>
>
> Tendency of atmospheric mass content due to emissions:
>
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_carbon_monoxide_due_to_emission;
> kg m-2 -s
> tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_ammonia_due_to_emission; kg m-2
> -s
> tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_sulfur_dioxide_due_to_emission;
> kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dimethyl_sulfide_due_to_emission;
> kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_black_carbon_dry_aerosol_due_to_e
> mission; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_particulate_organic_matter_dry_ae
> rosol_due_to_net_production_and_emission; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_secondary_particulate_organic_mat
> ter_dry_aerosol_due_to_net_production; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_primary_particulate_organic_matte
> r_dry_aerosol_due_to_emission; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_seasalt_dry_aerosol_due_to_emissi
> on; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dust_dry_aerosol_due_to_emission;
> kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_hexachlorobiphenyl_due_to_emissio
> n; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane_due_t
> o_emission; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_hexachlorobiphenyl_due_to_re_emis
> sion; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane_due_t
> o_re_emission; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_gaseous_elemental_mercury_due_to_
> emission; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_gaseous_divalent_mercury_due_to_e
> mission; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_mercury_dry_aerosol_due_to_emissi
> on; kg m-2 -s
>
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_nox_expressed_as_nitrogen_due_to_
> emission; kg m-2 -s
>
> Optical thickness:
>
> atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_pm10_ambient_aerosol; 1
> atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_pm2p5_ambient_aerosol; 1
> atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_pm1_ambient_aerosol; 1
> atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_black_carbon_ambient_aerosol; 1
> atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_seasalt_ambient_aerosol; 1
> atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_dust_ambient_aerosol; 1
>
atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_particulate_organic_matter_ambient_a
> erosol; 1
> atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_water_in_ambient_aerosol; 1
> (Include in the definition: 'This quantity refers to the optical
> thickness due to the water that is associated with aerosol particles
due
> to hygroscopic growth in ambient air, affecting the particle's radius
> and refractive index. It corresponds to the difference between the
total
> dry aerosol optical thickness and total ambient aerosol optical
> thickness.
>
> CHANGES TO DEFINITIONS OF NAMES
>
> Correct definition of mass_fraction_of_ammonium_dry_aerosol_in_air to
> read: ' "Mass fraction of ammonium" means that the mass is expressed
as
> mass of NH4.'
>
> Add the following sentences to definitions of all names concerning
black
> carbon aerosol: 'Black carbon aerosol is composed of elemental carbon.
> It is strongly light-absorbing.' (This affects just one existing name:
> mass_fraction_of_black_carbon_dry_aerosol_in_air).
>
> For sets of names involving:
> particulate_organic_matter_dry_aerosol
> secondary_particulate_organic_matter_dry_aerosol
> primary_particulate_organic_matter_dry_aerosol
> amend the definitions to say that the first is the sum of the second
and
> the third terms. (This affects a triplet of existing names - the
> mass_fraction names for these aerosols).
>


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Alison Pamment Tel: +44 1235 778065
NCAS/British Atmospheric Data Centre Fax: +44 1235 446314
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Email: J.A.Pamment at rl.ac.uk
Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0QX, U.K.
Received on Wed Nov 21 2007 - 09:23:21 GMT