Dear all,
Similarly to what has been done for total ozone columns, some colleagues
of mine would need a standard name for ozone partial columns in defined
layers of the atmosphere.
Therefore, I'd like to propose such a standard name based on the one
corresponding to total ozone
"mole_content_of_ozone_in_atmosphere_layer":
"Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The
"content_of_X_in_atmosphere_layer" refers to the vertical integral
between two specified levels in the atmosphere.
"mole_content_of_X_in_atmosphere_layer" means the vertically integrated
number of moles of X above a unit area. "Layer" means any layer with
upper and lower boundaries that have constant values in some vertical
coordinate. There must be a vertical coordinate variable indicating the
extent of the layer(s). If the layers are model layers, the vertical
coordinate can be model_level_number, but it is recommended to specify a
physical coordinate (in a scalar or auxiliary coordinate variable) as
well. For the mole content integrated from the surface to the top of the
atmosphere, standard names including "atmosphere_mole_content_of_X" are
used. The chemical formula for ozone is O3.
"mole_content_of_ozone_in_atmosphere_layer" is usually measured in
Dobson Units which are equivalent to 446.2 micromoles m-2.
Thank you for considering this.
Best wishes,
Christophe
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Dr. Christophe LEROT
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Chemistry & Physics of Atmospheres
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Received on Tue Jan 22 2013 - 02:34:44 GMT
