Dear Alison,
thank you. I agree with the definition you give for "land ice",
regards,
Martin
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From: Pamment, Alison (STFC,RAL,RALSP)
Sent: 02 May 2018 18:17
To: Juckes, Martin (STFC,RAL,RALSP); CF Metadata List
Cc: sophie.nowicki at nasa.gov
Subject: RE: ISMIP6: final standard name requirement
Dear Martin,
Thank you for proposing the new standard name land_ice_basal_temperature [units: K]. We already have the area_types grounded_ice_sheet and floating_ice_shelf, so that is fine.
The name and units look good and I have added the following definition:
' "Land ice" means glaciers, ice-caps and ice-sheets resting on bedrock and also includes ice-shelves. The standard name land_ice_basal_temperature means the temperature of the land ice at its lower boundary.'
This name is accepted for publication in the standard name table and will be added in the May update.
We also have an existing name land_ice_temperature (K), currently defined only as '"Land ice" means glaciers, ice-caps and ice-sheets resting on bedrock and also includes ice-shelves.' Am I correct in thinking this is the internal temperature of the land ice? If so, I will add another sentence to the definition to make it a bit clearer.
Best wishes,
Alison
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Alison Pamment Tel: +44 1235 778065
NCAS/Centre for Environmental Data Archival Email: alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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Harwell Oxford, Didcot, OX11 0QX, U.K.
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From: CF-metadata [mailto:cf-metadata-bounces at cgd.ucar.edu] On Behalf Of Martin Juckes - UKRI STFC
Sent: 18 April 2018 11:34
To: CF Metadata List <cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu>
Cc: sophie.nowicki at nasa.gov
Subject: [CF-metadata] ISMIP6: final standard name requirement
Hello All,
we need one more standard name for ISMIP6 to refer to the temperature at the base of the ice sheet. There are two MIP variables for this, one for the grounded section of the ice sheet and a 2nd for the floating portion. The two variables can use the same standard name with different area_type masks (grounded_ice_sheet and floating_ice_shelf respectively).
The proposed name is:
land_ice_basal_temperature [units: K]
regards,
Martin
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