Hi Miles,
Should there be anything in the Standard Name to specify the wavelengths of light detected in the measurement e.g. luminous_intensity_of_shortwave_radiation_in air?
Cheers, Roy.
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To: 'Jonathan Gregory'
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Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Ambient light [Sec=Unclassified]
Jonathan Gregory wrote:
> Dear Miles
>
>> Just wondering if there is a standard name that I should use for
> ambient light in air measured in candles; I can't see one for ambient
> light, luminous intensity, or anything else I can think of.
>
> I don't think there is at present. Is "candle" the same as the SI unit
> "candela"? Please propose a standard name if you would like to.
Yes, candela == candle. May I suggest luminous_intensity_in_air?
Regards,
Miles
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