There are differences between the CF standard names on http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-standard-names/ecmwf-grib-mapping [CF document]
and http://www.ecmwf.int/publications/manuals/d/gribapi/param/ [ECMWF site] (click on the netcdf link for any particular parameter) E.g. tcwv: [CF document]: GRIB code Units ECMWF CF ECMWF description CF Standard Name 137 m (of water) m Precipitable Water Content lwe_thickness_of_atmosphere_water_vapour_content [ECMWF site] (http://www.ecmwf.int/publications/manuals/d/gribapi/param/detail/format=netcdf/pid=137/): paramId 137 shortName tcwv name Total column water vapour unit kg m**-2 description Vertically integrated water vapour cfname lwe_thickness_of_atmosphere_water_vapor_content The most important difference is the units, where the CF document says 'm', and ECMWF says 'kg m**-2' (which is the correct unit for the tcwv parameter). Does the ECMWF parameter have an incorrect CF name or are the units in the CF document wrong? I am also puzzled to see the spelling 'vapour', because I thought that the American spellings (vapor, color...) were the CF standard. Jakob Malm SMHI _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
