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[CF-metadata] Standard name table update

From: alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk <alison.pamment>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:52:25 +0000

Dear All,

The standard name table has been updated as previously notified. The current version of the table is now version 26, dated 8 November 2013. The changes have also been published on the NERC vocabulary server.

Jonathan Wrotny and Seth McGinnis have been added to the list of standard name table contributors (http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-standard-names/cf-standard-name-contributors). The other contributors to this update were already listed.

Best wishes,
Alison

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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.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: CF-metadata [mailto:cf-metadata-bounces at cgd.ucar.edu] On Behalf
> Of alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk
> Sent: 08 November 2013 15:24
> To: cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
> Subject: [CF-metadata] Standard name table update
>
> 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_adiabaticall
> y (K)
> temperature_difference_between_ambient_air_and_air_lifted_adiabaticall
> y_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_wat
> er
> mass_concentration_of_miscellaneous_phytoplankton_expressed_as_chlor
> ophyll_in_sea_water
> mass_concentration_of_phytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_
> water
> mass_concentration_of_picophytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_s
> ea_water
> mass_concentration_of_calcareous_phytoplankton_expressed_as_chloroph
> yll_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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