Dear Jonathan:
RE:
> The first sentence is not clear to me. Does it mean, "The fraction of the
> horizontal area where the solar zenith angle is within a specified range"?
Yes, that is what it means.
Incorporating this more clear statement yields the following:
area_fraction_of_solar_zenith_angle
definition:
The fraction of the horizontal area where the solar zenith angle is within a specified range. A coordinate variable of solar_zenith_angle with boundaries indicating the range must be specified.
very respectfully,
randy
On Jan 3, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory at reading.ac.uk> wrote:
> Dear Randy
>
>> a single standard name of area_fraction_of_solar_zenith_angle is fine. This form could be useful for area fractions of other angles, such as platform zenith angle.
>
> Yes, true. If you're happy with it, then fine.
>
>> As far as a definition goes, how about:
>
>> fraction of horizontal area resulting from the projection of the solar zenith angle. A
>> coordinate variable of solar_zenith_angle with boundaries indicating the
>> angular extent must be specified.
>
> The first sentence is not clear to me. Does it mean, "The fraction of the
> horizontal area where the solar zenith angle is within a specified range"?
>
> An advantage of this more general quantity is that you could contain day,
> night, twilight and any other such fraction in a single data variable, if
> you wanted to, by having a dimension of size more than one for the solar
> zenith angle.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Jonathan
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