Hi Jonathan,
Sometimes these instruments are also flown on aircraft, so do we want to hardwire 'satellite' into the standard_name?
It is a bit of a mouthful, but would 'remote_sensing_instrument_' work?
Best wishes,
Philip
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Dr Philip Cameron-Smith, pjc at llnl.gov, Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
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> Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] New standard names for satellite obs data
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> Dear Evan et al.
>
> I agree with this:
> > instrument_zenith_angle -> satellite_zenith_angle
> > instrument_azimuth_angle -> satellite_azimuth_angle
> > satellite_scan_angle -> satellite_view_angle
>
> > And add:
> > instrument_scan_angle
> > The angle between the line of sight from an instrument and its
> > reference scan position.
>
> Could you put "satellite" in there too as well somehow? "Instrument" is
> a very
> general word and it may not obvious what the phrase refers to without
> mentioning "satellite".
>
> Cheers
>
> Jonathan
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