Hi Jonathan,

Sometimes these instruments are also flown on aircraft, so do we want to 
hardwire 'satellite' into the standard_name?

It is a bit of a mouthful, but would 'remote_sensing_instrument_' work?

Best wishes,

    Philip

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Dr Philip Cameron-Smith, [email protected], Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
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> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jonathan Gregory
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 6:40 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] New standard names for satellite obs data
> 
> Dear Evan et al.
> 
> I agree with this:
> >   instrument_zenith_angle -> satellite_zenith_angle
> >   instrument_azimuth_angle -> satellite_azimuth_angle
> >   satellite_scan_angle -> satellite_view_angle
> 
> > And add:
> >   instrument_scan_angle
> >     The angle between the line of sight from an instrument and its
> >     reference scan position.
> 
> Could you put "satellite" in there too as well somehow? "Instrument" is
> a very
> general word and it may not obvious what the phrase refers to without
> mentioning "satellite".
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Jonathan
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