[CF-metadata] Proposed Standard Name: radius_of_tropical_cyclone_central_dense_overcast_region

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:30:54 +0100

Dear Gary

In your new definition, the threshold is not stated, and I agree that it better
in principle. However it would be informative to record the threshold used, I
imagine. This could be done like this:

> The average radius of a central region of clouds in tropical
> cyclones lacking well-defined eye features
> which is computed by averaging the great circle distance in four
> cardinal directions. The radius
> in each direction is measured from the estimated storm center
> position to a warm point that exceeds
> a threshold temperature limit.
The threshold applied should be recorded in a coordinate variable having the
standard_name of air_temperature_threshold.

It could be a scalar or a size-one coordinate variable.

Best wishes

Jonathan
Received on Wed Apr 23 2014 - 09:30:54 BST