[CF-metadata] MSG Cloud physical properties codification

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:23:19 +0000

Dear Maarten

> thermodynamic_phase_of_cloud_water_particles_at_cloud_top ?
That makes sense to me.

> thermodynamic_phase_of_cloud_water_particles_at_cloud_top_defined_by_infrared
> thermodynamic_phase_of_cloud_water_particles_at_cloud_top_defined_by_near_infrared
Also OK. I expect Alison would appreciate some indication about roughly what
these wavebands mean, to include in the definition of new standard names.

It would be fine to include all three in this list, both the general one and
the specific ones, if you like. The standard name table defines quantities
with more or less precision, depending on the needs of different applications.

> How about the CF compliance checkers, are they able to detect the
> defined_by_* suffix?
The checker matches against the entire standard name. Once these new names are
in the list, it will not object to them. It does not parse names to try to
deduce their meaning or check their validity.

Best wishes

Jonathan
Received on Mon Nov 29 2010 - 06:23:19 GMT