[CF-metadata] Proposed Standard Name: radius_of_tropical_cyclone_central_dense_overcast_region

From: Gary Meehan <gmeehan>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:13:16 -0400

Dear CF Board,

I would like to propose the following standard name.

Standard Name: radius_of_tropical_cyclone_central_dense_overcast_region

Dimensions: meter

Definition:
The average radius of a central region of clouds in tropical cyclones
lacking well-defined eye features. The radius is computed by averaging
the great circle distance in four cardinal directions from the estimated
storm center position to pixels within 300km, where cloud top brightness
temperature first exceeds -30 Celsius.

Sincerely,

Gary Meehan

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Gary Meehan
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Atmospheric and Environmental Research
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e-mail: gmeehan at aer.com

Received on Wed Apr 16 2014 - 12:13:16 BST