Dear Karl,
Re: 1) below, I can't specifically remember if we had this discussion,
but the first "total" of "total totals" is actually necessary because
the common name for this quantity is the "total totals index." During
the dialogue on the board a few months ago, we all agreed that for some
of these uniquely named stability indices, the convention in naming
these in CF would be "atmosphere_stability" + common name for the
quantity. So, that's how "atmosphere_stability_total_totals_index" came
about. Sincerely,
Jonathan Wrotny
On 11/8/2013 11:09 AM, Karl Taylor wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Nice summary, Alison.
>
> Apologies for having not been engaged in the discussion, and please
> ignore this email if a discussion of the following points has already
> taken place:
>
> 1) atmosphere_stability_total_totals_index . Is the first "total"
> really necessary? Is there such thing as a non-total "totals index"?
>
> 2) In the following names, is there an expectation that
> "harmonic_period" will always be provided along with the phase and
> amplitude? If not, then the period should probably be part of the
> phase and amplitude standard names.
> phase_of_global_average_sea_level_change (degree)
> harmonic_period (s)
> amplitude_of_global_average_sea_level_change (m)
> Best regards,
> Karl
>
>
> On 11/8/13 7:23 AM, alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk wrote:
>> 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
>>
>> ------
>> 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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