Dear Christiane

> -> surface_carbon_dioxide_mole_flux
> 
> I would definitely avoid special names, for the sake of clarity. Such a 
> name could still exist as an alias.
> 
> I like Philip's idea of
> tendency_of_atmosphere_mole_content_of_carbon_dioxide_due_to_emission
> 
> but I am not sure if this the exactly correct as the old name
> surface_carbon_dioxide_mole_flux was probably referring to the net 
> surface exchange

I share your concern.

> tendency_of_atmosphere_mole_content_of_carbon_dioxide_due_to_net_surface_exchange

could work. But could it be called it a surface flux explicitly, rather than a
tendency of content. Do you speak of surface fluxes in chemical models?

Best wishes

Jonathan
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