[CF-metadata] standard names for column amounts (atmospheric chemistry)

From: Andreas Hilboll <lists>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:04:48 +0100

Hi all,

in atmospheric remote sensing, one often works with the quantity
"vertical {atmos/tropos/stratos}pheric column
{place_any_trace_gas_here}, the quantity of which is "molecules per
squared centimeter".

So I'm wondering

a) if such names might be added to the CF standard names
b) which way I should construct a variable name to best match possibly
future "official" names. Would I go for
"vertical_tropospheric_column_of_no2", or which route should I take?

Thanks for your input!

Cheers, Andreas.
Received on Tue Dec 18 2012 - 02:04:48 GMT