On Wed, 21 Apr 2010, [email protected] wrote:
Hi Keith, I see your point about the N2 production not being part of the regenerated production. However, I would say the same is true of NH4 from deposition, runoff or supply from below, and the opposite true with respect to NO3 nitrified in the euphotic zone - all of which leaving 'new' with ambiguous meaning. I have always treated N2 production separately from new production in my own thinking for model-data comparisons of new production traditionally being measured from NO3 incubations. Perhaps we should change the name from 'pnew' to 'pno3' to avoid confusion...?
If this is consistent with how others are using this diagnostic, and if there is time for a change, I'd recommend it.
It would imply changing "long name", "proposed standard name", and "CMOR variable name" for pnew, as well as for intpnew.
For pnew, the proposed standard name is net_new_primary_mole_productivity_of_carbon. I propose changing it to net_primary_mole_productivity_of_carbon_from_no3, with an analogous change for intpnew.
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