Hello Alison, A few weeks ago I had a question about representing land cover and Jonathan indicated that we should suggest new area-types on the mailing list.
The CRCM regional model uses "coniferous, deciduous, culture, herbs, and urban" cover types, plus bare soil. So I would suggest we add area-types for: grassland broadleaf trees (deciduous forest) needleleaf trees (taiga / coniferous forest) urban agricultural / farmland I'm not clear whether "bare soil" is the same as "bare ground" or whether it should have a separate area-type added as well. I don't know a lot about the details of this model (we're still waiting to hear from an expert), but I figured we could get the ball rolling. Cheers, --Seth McGinnis ---- Seth McGinnis [EMAIL PROTECTED] NARCCAP Data Manager Associate Scientist ISSE / NCAR ---- >Dear All, > >Velimir and I have been working on creating the new table of >standardized area_type strings as agreed under trac ticket 17. The >table lists the values permitted in variables with a standard_name of >area_type. To view version 1 of the table please go to >http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-standard-names/area-type-table/cur >rent/area-type-table. Clicking on the individual table entries will >reveal explanatory text, although currently there is only help available >for the two new floating_ice strings. Please let us know if you have >any comments about the format of the table. > >For ease of reference, there is also now a link from the area_type >description text in the html version of the standard_name table to the >new area_type table. > >At the top of the standard name table a link has been created to the >standard name Guidelines document. This has been done with the >intention of giving greater prominence on the website to the existence >of the Guidelines. > >The html copy of the standard name table has been rebuilt to add the new >links, but this in no way affects the contents of the table which >remains at version 11. There are no changes to the xml version of the >table. > >Velimir has converted the standard name Guidelines document to the >docbook format (similar to the conventions document) and this hopefully >will make it more navigable. In addition, we have introduced version >numbering of the Guidelines. This is in response to the fact that there >has been a number of recent changes to the document and it looks likely >that there will be more in the future. The Guidelines are currently at >version 1 and this number will be incremented each time a change is >made. > >If you have any comments regarding any of the above, please send them to >the list. > >Best wishes, >Alison > >==> Please note new email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > >------ >J Alison Pamment Tel: +44 1235 778065 >NCAS/British Atmospheric Data Centre Fax: +44 1235 446314 >Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0QX, U.K. > >-- >Scanned by iCritical. >_______________________________________________ >CF-metadata mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
