Hi Jonathan,
Yes. In the LNOF frame convention, Y+=west.
Question: if these names are accepted here in the mailing list, what is
the process into making them official part of the standard names?
Kind regards,
On vr, 2015-02-13 at 13:01 +0000, Jonathan Gregory wrote:
> Dear Napoleon
>
> > In discussions within the science group behind
> > our application, they suggest the following names:
> >
> > northward_northward_derivative_of_gravity_potential (Txx)
> > westward_westward_derivative_of_gravity_potential (Tyy)
> > upward_upward_derivative_of_gravity_potential (Tzz)
> > northward_upward_derivative_of_gravity_potential (Txz)
> > northward_westward_derivative_of_gravity_potential (Txy)
> > westward_upward_derivative_of_gravity_potential (Tyz)
> >
> > Yes they are spatial derivatives of the potential in the specified
> > directions, ending up with unit s-2;
>
> That scheme seems fine to me. Thanks. It hadn't occurred to me before, but
> do you really mean westward, not eastward i.e. negative x-direction?
>
> Best wishes
>
> Jonathan
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