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

From: <Mohamed.Chaouchi>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:10:33 -0500

Hello Jeff,

I have asked our senior scientist which one to use to describe the
predicted water level and he suggested that we use:
sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_equilibrium_ocean_tide

Thank you all very much,
Mohamed

On 12/17/2010 12:32 PM, Jeff deLaBeaujardiere wrote:
> 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.
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