[CF-metadata] Missing standardnames for our our ocean model MPI-OM

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:24:21 +0100

Dear Martina

Sorry to reopen this, but in reading Ian Culverwell's list I have noticed
something got lost from our discussion. I suggested your names should be
  ocean_vertical_momentum_diffusivity
  ocean_vertical_tracer_diffusivity
and in your reply you said you agreed. But in your subsequent list you have
  ocean_vertical_viscosity; m2 s-1
  ocean_vertical_diffusivity; m2 s-1
I suggested using "momentum diffusivity" rather than "viscosity" because we
have a corresponding standard name atmosphere_momentum_diffusivity in the
table already, and because "viscosity" is not always a quantity in m2 s-1.
Then "tracer diffusivity" makes a contrast with this. It is quite likely that
at some point we may be asked to distinguish ocean_heat_diffusivity and
ocean_salinity_diffusivity, for instance, and "tracer" covers both for the
moment.

Hence could I repeat my suggestion for this change, with apologies for not
having noticed it was missing before.

Best wishes

Jonathan
Received on Wed Jul 09 2008 - 08:24:21 BST