Hi all,

In CMIP5, we have a variable in which grid cell areas are stored. It has a standard name of cell_area.

We also have an ocean variable in which we store grid cell volumes. This is named ocean_volume.

Is ocean_volume correct, or is that standard name reserved for the total volume of the world's oceans?

Would it make more sense to define a new standard name "cell_volume", which could apply to any domain?

Best regards,
Karl

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