[CF-metadata] Standard name request for ocean colour and iceberg concentration

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:36:41 +0000

> I had the same gut reaction as you and almost came up with the same response until I read the definition "Content indicates a quantity per unit area" on 369 Standard Names. So, perhaps Olivier is being consistent and tha handful of 'per_unit_area" Standard Names are not.

I think Olivier is being consistent, but we have synonymous phrases, and in
this case I feel that such freedom is useful! We can't make standard names
completely systematic, because they also have to be reasonably natural English,
I would say. Jonathan
Received on Thu Dec 02 2010 - 08:36:41 GMT