Dear All, There is a need to introduce a number of new standard names to describe the output from sea ice models which will form part of the CMIP5 project. The attached spreadsheet lists the proposed name, unit and a brief explanation for each new model output quantity.
The list of quantities and their explanations are taken from the most recently published version of the CMIP5 outputs document, dated 8 July 2010 - see http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/output_req.html?submenuheader=2#req_lis t. Siobhan O'Farrell coordinated the work to define the list of required sea ice outputs and she proposed some new standard names in 2009. Since Siobhan's original posting the list seems to have evolved, hence this revised set of proposals. I have tried as far as possible to ensure consistency between the current proposals and existing standard names. I found the summary of sea ice formation processes at http://nsidc.org/seaice/characteristics/formation.html helpful in understanding some of the quantities and I will use this information in writing the definitions for the standard name table. I am unsure of the meaning of the quantities in rows 29-31 and would welcome any help in clarifying the explanations. Comments on all these names are now invited. Best wishes, Alison ------ 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.
cryosphere_names.xls
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