> > 2) inorganic_phosphorus|phosphate and inorganic_silicon|silicate > > I appreciate your arguments but I do not have the expertise to > decide. Perhaps John will come to the rescue.
Not sure if I can do that, but here's my perspective. We've gotten to the point where the names have evolved considerably in order to conform to a diverse suite of ideals (e.g. wanting to use elemental names for all, but realizing that some led to ambiguities i.e. N2 vs DON vs NO3 vs NH4), such that no one name is idead. At this point, I think it's mostly just a judgement call as to which of those ideals to prioritize. I am quite certain that each of these situations will have potential pitfalls with some folks - e.g. as 'silicic acid' is sometimes preferred over either 'silicate' or 'silicon' and others might point out that the 'phosphate' (PO4) structure is retained whether in the dissolved form or when incorporated into organic material - but I do feel like any of these choices are suitable given that the names have grown quite description. _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
