Valerie:
Your suggestions look good to me
Kris
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From: Valerie Toner - NOAA Affiliate <valerie.toner at noaa.gov<mailto:valerie.toner at noaa.gov>>
Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 4:58 PM
To: "Bedka, Kristopher M. (LARC-E302)[SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC]" <kristopher.m.bedka at nasa.gov<mailto:kristopher.m.bedka at nasa.gov>>
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Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] new standard name requests
Based on existing values of similar standard names,
Existing:
height_at_cloud_top (m)
air_pressure_at_cloud_top (Pa)
air_temperature_at_cloud_top (K)
What about:
height_at_cloud_radiative_center (km)
air_pressure_at_cloud_radiative_center (hPa)
air_temperature_at_cloud_radiative_center (K)
Thanks,
valerie
On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Bedka, Kristopher M. (LARC-E302)[SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC] <kristopher.m.bedka at nasa.gov<mailto:kristopher.m.bedka at nasa.gov>> wrote:
Yes I do need a standard name for the height because, from what I understand, all NOAA climate data records need a standard name. We produce height, pressure, and air temperature at this cloud radiative center level. One cannot easily translate between height and pressure without ancillary information, so we felt it is important to include both parameters. In addition, specific users (i.e. aviation) may work in height space whereas others may use pressure. height_of_the_cloud_radiative_center would definitely be acceptable.
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Kristopher Bedka
Senior Research Scientist
Science Systems & Applications, Inc. _at_ NASA Langley Research Center
Climate Science Branch
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Hampton, VA 23666
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From: Jim Biard <jbiard at cicsnc.org<mailto:jbiard at cicsnc.org>>
Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 1:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] new standard name requests
Hi.
Do you need a standard name for the height? Is this considered a scientific quantity in itself, or is it simply the vertical coordinate for the other two quantities? If it is a scientific quantity in its own right, then I?d suggest cloud_radiative_center_height or height_of_the_cloud_radiative_center. The name you proposed is somewhat confusing, as the wording does not clearly identify the height as being the height of the cloud radiative center.
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On Feb 11, 2014, at 1:07 PM, Bedka, Kristopher M. (LARC-E302)[SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC] <kristopher.m.bedka at nasa.gov<mailto:kristopher.m.bedka at nasa.gov>> wrote:
height_at the_cloud_radiative_center
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