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 _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
