[CF-metadata] Proposal for standard names: tropospheric trace gas column amounts
Dear Alison,
> This week I will also request the addition of 'molecule' to UDUNITS.
Any news on this matter?
Cheers, Andreas.
>
> Best wishes,
> Alison
>
> ------
> Alison Pamment Tel: +44 1235 778065
> NCAS/British Atmospheric Data Centre Email: alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk
> STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
> R25, 2.22
> Harwell Oxford, Didcot, OX11 0QX, U.K.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Andreas Hilboll [mailto:lists at hilboll.de]
>> Sent: 18 March 2013 13:05
>> To: Pamment, Alison (STFC,RAL,RALSP)
>> Cc: cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
>> Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Proposal for standard names: tropospheric trace
>> gas column amounts
>>
>> I'm fine with using "mol m-2" in the standard name table. It's better
>> than not having the trace gases in there at all.
>>
>>> If we can get molecule added as a unit to UDUNITS along the lines
>> suggested by Sander earlier in the discussion, then I think you could use
>> molecules cm-2 in your files and we could still have mol m-2 as the
>> canonical unit.
>>> Sander Niemeijer wrote:
>>>>
>>>> <unit>
>>>> <def>mol/6.02214179e23</def>
>>>> <name>
>>>> <singular>molecule</singular>
>>>> <plural>molecules</plural>
>>>> </name>
>>>> <aliases>
>>>> <name><singular>molec</singular></name>
>>>> </aliases>
>>>> </unit>
>>>
>>> If you are happy for us to proceed down this route then I think the names
>> could be accepted now and added to the standard name table with
>> canonical units of mol m-2. I will then send a request to ask if molecules can
>> be added to UDUNITS (although I'm not sure of the time scale for adding the
>> new unit). Would that be an acceptable way forward?
>>
>> Sure, go ahead. If I can do anything to get molecules into UDUNITS,
>> please let me know (like if you need another vote or so).
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Andreas.
>>
>
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