[CF-metadata] Request for standard_name="depth_below_geoid"

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:14:37 +0000

Dear Karl

> I therefore propose "depth_below_geoid" as a new standard name, which
> would differ from "depth" in that it is relative to the geoid rather
> than the local surface.

I agree. Rigid-lid models did not distinguish these, but free-surface models
can.

Cheers

Jonathan
Received on Wed Jan 05 2011 - 06:14:37 GMT