Hi John,
Was this information what was required?
Please let me know if there is anything missing for the inclusion of
these quantities.
Kind regards,
On Thu, 2014-11-27 at 14:34 +0100, Napoleon Cornejo wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Sorry for the long delay.
>
> The names we are suggesting, with definition and units, are the
> following:
>
> Ocean Kinetic Energy
> standard name: ocean_kinetic_energy
> unit: m2 s-2
> definition: ocean kinetic energy is the energy of the ocean currents
> as measured by their eastward/northward velocity.
>
> Ocean Relative Vorticy
> standard name: ocean_relative_vorticity
> unit: s-1
> definition: relative vorticity is the upward component of the relative
> vorticity vector i.e. the component which arises from horizontal
> velocity.
>
> Gravity Potential Gradient
> standard name: gravity_potential_gradient
> unit: s-2
> definition: gravitational potential gradient is defined as the rate
> of change of gravitational potential with distance in the field.
>
> Radius from Geocenter
> standard_name: radius_from_geocenter
> unit: m
> definition: a measure of distance from Earth's geocenter, commonly
> used in the satellite tracks.
>
> Let me know if you need more information.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> On Wed, 2014-06-04 at 17:33 -0700, John Graybeal wrote:
>
> > Hello and thank you for asking!
> >
> > For adding new names, we request that you provide the proposed standard name, the definition, and the canonical units for each name to be added. This will help us be sure the names are appropriate and do not duplicate concepts already in the list.
> >
> > These names seem to correspond most closely to atmosphere_kinetic_energy_content and atmosphere_relative_vorticity, so those entries may provide helpful templates in preparing your request.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> > On Jun 4, 2014, at 13:24, Napoleon Cornejo <cornejo at stcorp.nl> wrote:
> >
> > > Good day,
> > >
> > > We are currently developing software for the GOCE mission, called GUT:
> > >
> > > https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/software-tools/gut/about-gut/overview
> > >
> > > In the processing and output of data we want to adhere to the CF conventions and therefore try to use the standard names approved. However, for some quantities, particularly in oceanography, we cannot find appropriate names in the standard name list. Specifically, for the following quantities:
> > >
> > > Ocean Kinetic Energy
> > > Ocean Relative Vorticity (vertical component)
> > >
> > > We would like to suggest the names ocean_kinetic_energy and ocean_relative_vorticity to handle these outputs and therefore we kindly request your feedback.
> > >
> > > With kind regards,
> > >
> > > N.E. Cornejo _______________________________________________
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> > > CF-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
> > > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
> >
>
>
>
>
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N.E. Cornejo, Msc.
Engineering, Space & Science
http://www.stcorp.nl
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