Thank you. That looks fine to me. Jonathan
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> From: "rhorne at excaliburlabs.com" <rhorne at excaliburlabs.com>
> To: cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
> Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 12:32:54 -0400
> Subject: [CF-metadata] CF-metadata] new standard name needed:
> toa_solar_irradiance_per_unit_wavelength
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> Jonathan:
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> "shortwave" is a better option than "solar". Here is the revised proposal:
>
>
> standard_name: toa_shortwave_irradiance_per_unit_wavelength definition:
> "toa" means top of atmosphere. "shortwave" means shortwave radiation.
> Irradiance is the radiant power per unit area incident at a surface.
> canonical units:
> W m-2 ?m-1
> Note the precedence for the form of this standard name was established
> recently in the thread with subject: [CF-metadata] More canonical units or
> more standard names?
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>
>
> Thanks.
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> very respectfully,
>
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>
> randy
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> ++++++
>
> Dear Randy
>
> The form of the standard name looks fine to me. I wonder about the word
> "solar". In many existing standard names, the word "shortwave" is used to
> refer to radiation from the sun. "solar" only refers so far to the
> position
> of the sun in the sky.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Jonathan
>
> +++++
> Would like to propose a new standard name for a quantity that will be
> included in the GOES-R reflectance channels' radiance, and cloud and
> moisture imagery products. This is not a unique quantity, and has
> relevance to products generated by other systems, particularly weather
> satellite systems.
> standard_name: toa_solar_irradiance_per_unit_wavelength definition: "toa"
> means top of atmosphere. "solar" indicates contributions from the sun.
> Irradiance is the radiant power per unit area incident at a surface.
> canonical units:
> W m-2 ?m-1
> Note the precedence for the form of this standard name was established
> recently in the thread with subject: [CF-metadata] More canonical units or
> more standard names?
> very respectfully, randy
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