[CF-metadata] new standard name proposal for total ozone in DU

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:52:19 +0000

Dear Christophe

> So I'd like to propose the following variable name for total ozone
> columns based on recommendations I was given:
> - "atmosphere_mole_content_of_ozone" expressed in Dobson Units.
> Dobson Unit (DU) is already defined in the UDUNIT package ans is
> equivalent to 446.2 micromoles m-2.

This seems fine to me. It is consistent in construction with existing names
for a quantity in mol m-2.

Best wishes

Jonathan
Received on Tue Nov 27 2012 - 13:52:19 GMT