[CF-metadata] ocean_volume or cell_volume?

From: Karl Taylor <taylor13>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:24:08 -0700

Hi all,

In CMIP5, we have a variable in which grid cell areas are stored. It
has a standard name of cell_area.

We also have an ocean variable in which we store grid cell volumes.
This is named ocean_volume.

Is ocean_volume correct, or is that standard name reserved for the total
volume of the world's oceans?

Would it make more sense to define a new standard name "cell_volume",
which could apply to any domain?

Best regards,
Karl
Received on Wed Oct 27 2010 - 18:24:08 BST