[CF-metadata] CF name for predicted water level?

From: Jeff deLaBeaujardiere <Jeff.deLaBeaujardiere>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:32:24 -0500

Mohamed, do any of the names suggested below meet your needs?

-Jeff DLB

On 2010-12-17 04:06, Lauret Olivier wrote:
> Some tide effects on sea surface heights elevations are captured by:
>
> sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_earth_tide
>
> sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_equilibrium_ocean_tide
>
> sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_geocentric_ocean_tide
>
> sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_non_equilibrium_ocean_tide
>
> sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_pole_tide
>
> Perhaps you will find what you need here, otherwise they probably need to be extended?..

> De : Jeff deLaBeaujardiere
> Envoy? : jeudi 16 d?cembre 2010 20:09
> ? : cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
> Cc : Xiaoyan.Li at noaa.gov; Mohamed.Chaouchi
> Objet : [CF-metadata] CF name for predicted water level?
>
> Hello-
>
> One of our data providers, CO-OPS (NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services)
> provides water level measurements and predictions. For the real-time measurements, we use the CF
> Standard Name water_surface_height_above_reference_datum. What name should be used (or added) for
> the predicted levels? I believe the predictions are based on tides and other factors, rather than
> being model-generated forecasts. I have CCed two of the CO-OPS people on this message.
Received on Fri Dec 17 2010 - 10:32:24 GMT