Sean,
I might be missing a nuance in your request, but I think the solution is straightforward in CF. If you request the specific names you need, by following the guidelines for such requests[1], the community can respond with more specific guidance. Providing to this list a notional name, the units that apply, and (especially) a good definition for each term. will kick off the analysis/response process.
You can assume that the community will suggest revisions to the names to align them with existing examples, so don't worry about getting the names perfect in the first request. The definition is more important for a clear request.
John
[1] How to ask for a standard_name:
http://cfconventions.org/faq.html#stdnames_ask
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John Graybeal
On Nov 26, 2014, at 11:37, Sean Davis <sean.m.davis at noaa.gov> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am involved in the SPARC Reanalysis Intercomparison Project (S-RIP), and we are constructing a set of reanalysis netCDF files for our project. Our goal is to make these files publicly accessible, and we would like for them to be CF-compliant.
>
> However, we have run into some confusion with the naming convention for eddy flux variables, and are hoping that you can clarify whether or not a mechanism exists for making these variables CF-compliant.
>
> We are trying to save various combinations of ?prime? variables (i.e., deviations from the zonal mean), and in particular zonal means of various combinations of these variables. Examples include things like u?v?, v?T?, omega?T?, etc.
>
> We have looked at the ?Standard name table? (http://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-standard-names/27/build/cf-standard-name-table.html), and don?t find any names that are suitable for these variables. There are some names that are close, such as ?product_of_eastward_wind_and_air_temperature?, but nothing for primed variables as far as I could tell.
>
> Have we missed something, or is there no way to give these types of variables names that are CF compliant? Is it possible to put in a request to add these to the standard name table?
>
> Thanks,
> Sean Davis
>
>
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