Dear Ian,
Thanks for the confirmation. I will put out another announcement on the
mailing list once the changes have taken place.
Best wishes,
Alison
==> Please note new email address: alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk <==
------
J Alison Pamment Tel: +44 1235 778065
NCAS/British Atmospheric Data Centre Fax: +44 1235 446314
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Email: alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk
Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0QX, U.K.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Culverwell [mailto:ian.culverwell at metoffice.gov.uk]
> Sent: 16 October 2008 14:06
> To: Pamment, JA (Alison)
> Cc: Ian Culverwell; cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
> Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Update to standard name table 21 October
> 2008
>
> Dear Alison,
>
> Thank you very much for doing all this. I confirm that the
> standard_names I proposed (with more than a little help from Jonathan)
> are as expected.
>
> Regards,
> Ian.
>
> On Thu, 2008-10-16 at 13:33 +0100, Pamment, JA (Alison) wrote:
> > Dear All,
> >
> > I am planning to update the standard name table on Tuesday 21st
> October
> > to add a number of names that have been agreed in recent months.
> Please
> > see below for the list of planned changes. If anyone spots any
> errors
> > in the list, please contact me as soon as possible. On this occasion
> > there will also be some modification to the "Guidelines for
> Construction
> > of CF Standard Names"
> > (http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-standard-names/guidelines).
> >
> > Another update of the standard name table is scheduled for 11th
> > November.
> >
> > 1. Aliases to be introduced for existing standard names.
> >
> > water_flux_into_ocean will become water_flux_into_sea_water; kg m-2
> s-1
> >
> > In addition, the description of this name will be extended slightly
> to
> > mention "relaxation". Thus, the definition will now read:
> > "Water" means water in all phases. The water flux into the ocean is
> the
> > freshwater entering the sea water as a result of precipitation,
> > evaporation, river inflow, sea ice effects and water flux relaxation
> and
> > correction (if applied). In accordance with common usage in
> geophysical
> > disciplines, "flux" implies per unit area, called "flux density" in
> > physics.
> >
> > water_flux_into_ocean_from_rivers will become
> > water_flux_into_sea_water_from_rivers; kg m-2 s-1
> > water_volume_transport_into_ocean_from_rivers will become
> > water_volume_transport_into_sea_water_from_rivers; m3 s-1
> > wind_mixing_energy_flux_into_ocean will become
> > wind_mixing_energy_flux_into_sea_water; W m-2
> >
> > 2. New names to be included in the standard name table.
> >
> > a. Names proposed by Ian Culverwell for the NEMO ocean model. N.B.
> The
> > first two names were also proposed independently by Martina
> Stockhause.
> >
> > water_flux_into_sea_water_without_flux_correction; kg m-2 s-1
> > ocean_vertical_momentum_diffusivity; m2 s-1
> >
> > water_flux_out_of_sea_water_due_to_sea_ice_thermodynamics; kg m-2
s-1
> > water_flux_out_of_sea_ice_and_sea_water; kg m-2 s-1
> > minus_one_times_water_flux_into_sea_water_from_rivers; kg m-2 s-1
> > water_flux_out_of_sea_water; kg m-2 s-1
> > virtual_salt_flux_into_sea_water; kg m-2 s-1
> > ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_vertical_tracer_diffusivity;
m
> > heat_flux_into_sea_water_due_to_newtonian_relaxation; W m-2
> > water_flux_out_of_sea_water_due_to_newtonian_relaxation; kg m-2 s-1
> > virtual_salt_flux_into_sea_water_due_to_newtonian_relaxation; kg m-2
> s-1
> >
ocean_rigid_lid_pressure_expressed_as_sea_surface_height_above_geoid;
> m
> >
>
model_level_number_at_base_of_ocean_mixed_layer_defined_by_sigma_theta;
> > 1
> >
> depth_at_maximum_upward_derivative_of_sea_water_potential_temperature;
> m
> > depth_of_isosurface_of_sea_water_potential_temperature; m
> >
>
integral_of_sea_water_potential_temperature_wrt_depth_expressed_as_heat
> _
> > content; J m-2
> > sea_ice_albedo; 1
> > bolus_sea_water_x_velocity; m s-1
> > x_derivative_of_ocean_rigid_lid_pressure; N m-3
> > bolus_sea_water_y_velocity; m s-1
> > y_derivative_of_ocean_rigid_lid_pressure; N m-3
> > ocean_vertical_heat_diffusivity; m2 s-1
> > ocean_vertical_tracer_diffusivity_due_to_convection; m2 s-1
> > ocean_vertical_momentum_diffusivity_due_to_convection; m2 s-1
> > ocean_vertical_salt_diffusivity; m2 s-1
> > vertical_component_of_ocean_xy_tracer_diffusivity; m2 s-1
> > magnitude_of_derivative_of_position_wrt_x_coordinate_index; m
> > magnitude_of_derivative_of_position_wrt_y_coordinate_index; m
> > magnitude_of_derivative_of_position_wrt_model_level_number; m
> > angle_of_rotation_from_east_to_x; degree
> > angle_of_rotation_from_east_to_y; degree
> > cell_area; m2
> > model_level_number_at_sea_floor; 1
> > ocean_rigid_lid_pressure; N m-2
> >
> > b. New ocean name proposed by Olivier Lauret.
> >
> > ocean_vertical_diffusivity; m2 s-1
> >
> > c. Names for satellite altimetry proposed by Olivier Lauret.
> >
> >
>
sea_surface_height_correction_due_to_air_pressure_and_wind_at_high_freq
> u
> > ency; m
> > sea_surface_height_correction_due_to_air_pressure_at_low_frequency;
m
> > surface_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radar_wave; 1
> > sea_surface_height_bias_due_to_sea_surface_roughness; m
> > altimeter_range_correction_due_to_ionosphere; m
> > altimeter_range_correction_due_to_wet_troposphere; m
> > altimeter_range_correction_due_to_dry_troposphere; m
> > altimeter_range; m
> > height_above_reference_ellipsoid; m
> > sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_geocentric_ocean_tide; m
> > sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_earth_tide; m
> > sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_pole_tide; m
> > sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_equilibrium_ocean_tide; m
> > sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_non_equilibrium_ocean_tide; m
> > geoid_height_above_reference_ellipsoid; m
> >
> > c. Names proposed by Martina Stockhause for the MPI ocean model.
> >
> > richardson_number_in_sea_water; 1
> > ocean_vertical_tracer_diffusivity; m2 s-1
> > ocean_vertical_tracer_diffusivity_due_to_wind_mixing; m2 s-1
> >
tendency_of_potential_energy_content_of_ocean_layer_due_to_diffusion;
> W
> > m-2
> >
> tendency_of_potential_energy_content_of_ocean_layer_due_to_convection;
> W
> > m-2
> >
> > 3. Modification to Standard Name Guidelines proposed by Ian
> Culverwell.
> >
> > Extend the definition of derivative_of_X_wrt_Y; ([X]/[Y]) as
follows:
> >
> > "derivative_of_X_wrt_Y | [X]/[Y] | dX/dY (keeping any other
> independent
> > variables constant, ie the partial derivative if appropriate).
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Alison
> >
> > ==> Please note new email address: alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk <==
> >
> > ------
> > J Alison Pamment Tel: +44 1235 778065
> > NCAS/British Atmospheric Data Centre Fax: +44 1235 446314
> > Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Email:
> alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk
> > Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0QX, U.K.
> >
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