[CF-metadata] standard name proposal for CCMVal

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:03:51 +0000

Dear Veronika

> Does anyone think that use of the longer names will promote clarity for
> CFCs and halons? Is anyone not ok with following WMO/UNEP nomenclature
> for all or all other species?

I think it is OK to follow non-IUPAC nomenclature so long as it is systematic
and we can make a link to a site which shows the equivalence with IUPAC names.
Is that available?

> 2. The use of 'burden' follows widespread scientific usage, though it is
> clear that it is not unambiguous on its own.

What do you think of my suggestion, following one of Christiane's, to call
it atmosphere_moles_of_X instead?

The email exchange I had with Darryn Waugh about "age of air" was helpful.
The term age_of_stratospheric_air is not self-explanatory. It means the time
since it was last in contact with the troposphere. Other "ages" of air and
water occur in the literature with the same kind of idea but not exactly the
same definition. So the question is whether it is OK, in the broader context
of CF, to give it this familiar but non-self-explanatory name. I don't know.

Cheers

Jonathan
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