[CF-metadata] Proposal for new standard names

From: Tomoo Ogura <ogura>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:47:50 +0900

Dear Jonathan

Thanks for your suggestion.
I agree that the word "sedimentation" needs more clarification.

> (1) tendency_of_mass_fraction_of_stratiform_cloud_liquid_water_in_air_
> due_to_sedimentation_of_cloud_condensed_water

This looks fine to me.
To be more specific, we may also use "sedimentation_of_cloud_liquid_
water" instead of "sedimentation_of_cloud_condensed_water", such as

> (1') tendency_of_mass_fraction_of_stratiform_cloud_liquid_water_in_air_
> due_to_sedimentation_of_cloud_liquid_water .

In this proposal, I hope to supplement the standard names which describe
the cloud budget of various GCMs, and the above option (1') is exactly
what we need for this purpose (i.e., it fits the variable name in a GCM).

Best wishes,

Tomoo

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Gregory" <j.m.gregory at reading.ac.uk>
To: "Tomoo Ogura" <ogura at nies.go.jp>
Cc: <cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu>; "Jennifer Kay" <jenkay at ucar.edu>; "Yoko Tsushima"
<yoko.tsushima at metoffice.gov.uk>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Proposal for new standard names


> Dear Tomoo
>
> Since "sedimentation" is a word used in other contexts as well, what would
> you think of making this one
>
>> (1) tendency_of_mass_fraction_of_stratiform_cloud_liquid_water_in_air_
>> due_to_sedimentation
>
>> (1) tendency_of_mass_fraction_of_stratiform_cloud_liquid_water_in_air_
>> due_to_sedimentation_of_cloud_condensed_water
>
> since "condensed water" means "liquid water and ice".
>
> Best wishes
>
> Jonathan
>
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