[CF-metadata] New LUMIP variables

From: alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk <alison.pamment>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:19:41 +0000

Dear Jonathan,

Thanks for looking through the LUMIP names again.

> * mass_content_of_water_in_soil would sound clearer to me than
> soil_mass_water_
> content, which I misread as "soil mass". It's fine for me but I note that we
> used soil_moisture_content originally because it's always called that. So
> it was one of the cases where the standard name table used existing terms,
> rather than more systematic ones. If Dave is happy with it we can rely on his
> representing the land surface science community. :-)
>
OK, I hadn't realised the history of the name, but I think it is better to refer to 'water' rather than 'moisture' as long as it doesn't confuse people. I see what you mean about the order of the words. mass_content_of_water_in_soil sounds good to me so, unless Dave objects, let's use that version.

>
> * I understand better now what is meant by anthropogenic_product_pool but I
> am
> not clear still. Does it mean things made by people out of wood?
>
Dave has suggested the following definition for anthropogenic products:
> "Examples are paper, cardboard, timber for construction, and crop harvest for food or fuel." (Some models put crop harvest into a short time-scale 'product' pool which is
> treated the same way (e-folding decay) as the wood product pool).
so I think it could be regarded as "things, including food and fuel, made by people out of harvested vegetation". Perhaps Dave can comment further.

Best wishes,
Alison

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