[CF-metadata] standard names for sediment trap data

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 00:01:04 +0000

Dear Roy

> Thinking about it over night (I'm currently in San Diego), I think a way forward might be to use the word 'total' in all cases, but define is as 'in every form', which provides a common denominator between these two usages.

Yes, that's possible, but even simpler is to say that if nothing is specified,
the *default* is "in every form". I think that is the approach we have usually
taken, although I can't think of examples off the top of my head. I would note,
however, that there is only one existing standard name containing the word
"total" viz
sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale
in which "total" appears because it is the technical name of that scale.
(And I'm in Toronto on the way to San Francisco.)

Best wishes

Jonathan
Received on Sat Dec 07 2013 - 17:01:04 GMT