[CF-metadata] Proposed New Standard Name: radius_of_tropical_cyclone_maximum_sustained_winds

From: Gary Meehan <gmeehan>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:22:23 -0400

Dear Jonathan,

Thank you for the reply.

To summarize this proposed standard name, then:

Standard_Name:
radius_of_tropical_cyclone_defined_by_maximum_sustained_wind_speed

Canonical units: m

Definition:
The great circle distance measured from the tropical cyclone center to
the region of sustained 1-minute duration
maximum wind speed, as defined by the standard name,
tropical_cyclone_maximum_sustained_wind_speed.

Sincerely,

Gary

On 4/25/2014 10:12 AM, Jonathan Gregory wrote:
> Dear Gary
>
>> radius_of_tropical_cyclone_defined_by_maximum_sustained_wind_speed
>>
>> Will this be acceptable to you?
> You are quite right, it should be wind_speed, as in several existing stdnames.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Jonathan
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