Hi all,
It seems that my question did not attract much response. :(
Is it because no one knows how to use these standard names and properly encode the "quantity that differs from its surface value by a certain amount"?
Giving it more thoughts I feel that I need new standard names to describe this properly.
Would it make sense to describe it this way:
float swtd ;
swtd:standard_name = "sea_water_temperature_difference_wrt_sea_surface" ;
swtd:units = "degC" ;
swtd:axis = "Z" ;
swtd:positive = "down" ;
swtd:long_name = "temperature difference wrt its surface value"
float omlt(t, j, i) ;
omlt:standard_name = "ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_temperature" ;
omlt:units = "m" ;
omlt:coordinates = "time swtd1 latitude longitude" ;
omlt:long_name = "ocean mixed layer defined by difference of temperature from surface"
and the scalar value swtd can be 0.5 degC, 1.0 degC, etc.
In this case, I need standard names working with temperature, sigma_theta and sigma_t:
sea_water_temperature_difference_wrt_sea_surface
sigma_theta_difference_wrt_sea_surface
sigma_t_difference_wrt_sea_surface
any quick suggestions are very welcome!
thanks
/S?bastien
----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sebastien Villaume" <sebastien.villaume at ecmwf.int>
> To: "CF Metadata" <cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, 4 April, 2018 14:04:42
> Subject: [CF-metadata] how to use ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_*
> Dear list,
>
> I have a question regarding the use of the standard names of the form
> ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_*
>
> the definition from the official standard name table is:
>
> "The ocean mixed layer is the upper part of the ocean, regarded as being
> well-mixed. The base of the mixed layer defined by temperature, sigma or
> sigma_theta is the level at which the quantity indicated differs from its
> surface value by a certain amount."
>
> From what I understand, in the case of
> ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_temperature, I should specify some
> quantity as a scalar (Z axis), but it is actually a temperature difference that
> I need to encode, not a plain temperature : temp_surf - temp_base_level =
> temp_delta_defining_mixed_layer_thickness
>
> if it was simply a temperature I would maybe use:
>
> float swpt ;
> swpt:standard_name = "sea_water_potential_temperature" ;
> swpt:units = "degC" ;
> swpt:axis = "Z" ;
> swpt:positive = "down" ;
>
> but what I really want to encode is a temperature difference. How can I specify
> that? Is "sea_water_potential_temperature" the correct standard name to use?
>
>
> same question for ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_sigma_theta, how do I
> encode a "difference" in sigma_theta?
>
> thanks,
>
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