Hi,
I agree, this is an easy extension, of two existing std_names:
moles_of_nitrate_and_nitrite_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water
moles_of_nitrate_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water
However, the definitions of the two std_names above are minimal, so it wouldn't hurt to expand a little for the new names, along the lines Roy mentions below.
Best wishes,
Philip
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Dr Philip Cameron-Smith, pjc at llnl.gov, Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
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> bounces at cgd.ucar.edu] On Behalf Of Lowry, Roy K.
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 12:19 PM
> To: John Graybeal; Stephane TAROT
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> Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Nitrate and nitrite
>
> Hi John,
>
> Should be a no-brainer based on the definition of
> mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_water. Nitrite is a related but
> different chemical species to nitrate (more reduced: NO2 versus NO3)
> and nitrate_and_nitrite is the sum of the two chemical species which
> often has to be reported for analytical reasons (nitrate is reduced to
> nitrite before colorimetric determination as an azide dye so you get
> nitrate+nitrite, not just nitrate).
>
> Cheers, Roy.
>
> ________________________________________
> From: cf-metadata-bounces at cgd.ucar.edu [cf-metadata-
> bounces at cgd.ucar.edu] On Behalf Of John Graybeal
> [jbgraybeal at mindspring.com]
> Sent: 13 December 2011 18:00
> To: Stephane TAROT
> Cc: cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
> Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Nitrate and nitrite
>
> St?phane,
>
> Can you propose definitions as well, please?
>
> John
>
> On Dec 13, 2011, at 06:55, Stephane TAROT wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to propose 2 new standard names :
> > - mole_concentration_of_nitrate_and_nitrite_in_sea_water (mol m-3)
> > - mole_concentration_of_nitrite_in_sea_water (mol m-3)
> >
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > St?phane Tarot
> > Ifremer (France)
> >
> >
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