Dear Martin,
Thanks for proposing the new names.
They are probabilities, as Jonathan says.
Regards,
Alejandro
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CF-metadata [mailto:cf-metadata-bounces at cgd.ucar.edu] On Behalf Of
> Jonathan Gregory
> Sent: 03 November 2016 22:08
> To: cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
> Subject: [CF-metadata] New Standard Names: frequency_distribution_..... and
> fractional_X_over_Y
>
> Dear Martin
>
> Thanks for your email. Re
> > old names:
> > histogram_of_backscattering_ratio_over_height_above_reference_ellipsoid
> >
> histogram_of_equivalent_reflectivity_factor_over_height_above_reference_ellipsoid
> >
> > Proposed new names:
> > frequency_distribution_of_backscattering_ratio
> > frequency_distribution_of_equivalent_reflectivity_factor
>
> Perhaps I misunderstood, but I think these are probabilities, aren't they?
> Alejandro said they are numbers between 0 and 1.
>
> > fractional_cloud_area_fraction_over_cloud_top_altitude_and_optical_depth
>
> By the same argument as for the probabilies, we do not need the over_* part,
> I think. The dependence of the quantity on cloud top altitude and optical depth
> will be indicated by its having coordinates in these quantities. Therefore
> can't we use the existing standard name cloud_area_fraction for this?
>
> Best wishes
>
> Jonathan
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