[CF-metadata] Standard names for LS3MIP: 8 temporal changes + 1 feature depth

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 17:30:12 +0100

Dear Martin

All the change_over_time ones look fine to me, thanks.

> 2.1 dmlt Depth to soil thaw [m] (CliC)
> Depth from surface to the zero degree isotherm. Above this isotherm T > 0o, and below this line T < 0o.
>
> When the surface temperature is above 0K and there is frozen soil at some point beneath the surface, thawed_soil_depth is the distance from the surface to the first 0K isotherm. When there is no thawed soil layer, the parameter should be reported as missing.
>
> + Proposed: thawed_soil_depth

Could we use the standard_name of depth for this, with a coordinate
variable of soil_temperature=0degC?
(I think 0degC is intended above, not absolute zero)

Best wishes

Jonathan
Received on Thu May 17 2018 - 10:30:12 BST