I also totally agree with depth_below_sea_floor.
Cheers, Roy.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Gregory [mailto:j.m.gregory at reading.ac.uk]
Sent: 01 September 2014 17:23
To: cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
Subject: [CF-metadata] vertical dimension for subseafloor measurements
Dear Nan
> There are no other depth_below_X variables on the list, though. In the
> long run, I think we should add a mandatory 'reference surface'
> attribute to the "plain" depth variable. Have we had that discussion, at least in part?
That issue has come up. The standard_names "height" and "depth" are defined wrt *the* surface, in the sense in which "surface" is used in other standard names i.e. the bottom of the atmosphere. They *could* be aliased to new standard_names height_above_surface and depth_below_surface, but they are very commonly used standard_names, so this would impose a substantial penalty in cumbersomeness for new data.
depth_below_sea_floor would be a fine standard name to add, I agree.
Best wishes
Jonathan
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