Dear All,
The standard name table will shortly be updated. A full list of the planned changes is given at the end of this message.
There remain approximately 80 standard names in the pipeline at various stages of discussion and agreement, plus a proposal for adding a section on satellite standard names to the Guidelines document. I will aim to do another update to the standard name table in 2-3 weeks time to try and catch up as far as possible on all agreed names.
Best wishes,
Alison
1. New names.
a. barometric_altitude (m). Proposed by Martin Schultz.
b. Global average sea level names. Proposed by Olivier Lauret.
tendency_of_global_average_sea_level_change (m year-1)
tendency_of_sea_surface_height_above_sea_level (m year-1)
phase_of_global_average_sea_level_change (degree)
harmonic_period (s)
amplitude_of_global_average_sea_level_change (m)
c. Atmospheric stability and convection names. Proposed by Jonathan Wrotny.
atmosphere_stability_showalter_index (K)
atmosphere_stability_k_index (K)
atmosphere_stability_total_totals_index (K)
temperature_difference_between_ambient_air_and_air_lifted_adiabatically (K)
temperature_difference_between_ambient_air_and_air_lifted_adiabatically_from_the_surface (K)
d. Atmospheric stability and convection names. Proposed by Seth McGinnis.
atmosphere_convective_inhibition (J kg -1)
atmosphere_convective_inhibition_wrt_surface (J kg-1)
atmosphere_lifting_condensation_level (m)
atmosphere_lifting_condensation_level_wrt_surface (m)
atmosphere_level_of_free_convection (m)
atmosphere_level_of_free_convection_wrt_surface (m)
original_air_pressure_of_lifted_parcel (Pa)
final_air_pressure_of_lifted_parcel (Pa)
e. Volcanic ash names. Proposed by Jonathan Wrotny.
atmosphere_mass_content_of_volcanic_ash (kg m-2)
geopotential_height_at_volcanic_ash_cloud_top (m)
f. Chlorophyll name. Proposed by John Graybeal.
mass_fraction_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water (1)
2. Aliases for existing names.
No new aliases are included in this update.
3. Updated definitions for existing names.
a. Modify chlorophyll in sea water definitions. Proposed by Roy Lowry.
Change 'Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in most plants, algae and cyanobacteria; its presence is essential for photosynthesis to take place' to 'Chlorophylls are the green pigments found in most plants, algae and cyanobacteria; their presence is essential for photosynthesis to take place.'
Change 'There are five different forms of chlorophyll that occur naturally' to 'There are several different forms of chlorophyll that occur naturally.'
This change affects 8 existing names:
mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water
mass_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
mass_concentration_of_diazotrophs_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
mass_concentration_of_miscellaneous_phytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
mass_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
mass_concentration_of_picophytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
mass_concentration_of_calcareous_phytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
b. Remove duplicate text 'divided by a fixed value' from conservative_temperature names. Proposed by Alison Pamment.
This change affects two existing names:
sea_water_conservative_temperature
change_over_time_in_sea_water_conservative_temperature
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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.
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