Dear Rob, Jim and Stephane are both correct that standard names are only added to the table as they are requested. New names can be proposed simply by sending an email to this list. Anyone subscribed to the list may then comment on the proposal; the aim of the discussion is to achieve consensus on the parameter name, its units and the definition of the term. Once agreement has been reached on these points the new name can be added to the standard name table.
As Stephane says, mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_water was proposed recently and will shortly be added to the standard name table. However, if there are any other standard names that you would like to propose then please feel free to do so. Best wishes, Alison Pamment (CF standard names manager) ------ Alison Pamment Tel: +44 1235 778065 NCAS/British Atmospheric Data Centre Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory R25, 2.22 Harwell Oxford, Didcot, OX11 0QX, U.K. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephane TAROT Sent: 02 March 2012 14:15 To: Rob Ragsdale Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] CF Standard Name Forms Dear Rob, Mid-december, I asked for the creation of - mole_concentration_of_nitrite_in_sea_water (mol m-3) - mole_concentration_of_nitrate_and_nitrite_in_sea_water (mol m-3) Everyone was in agreement. These two parameters should be added to the next release of the parameter list. If you need other parameters, even if they respect a standard construction, you should ask for them. Regards Stéphane Tarot Ifremer (France) Le 01/03/2012 23:09, Rob Ragsdale a écrit : Hello All, I would like to ask about the inconsistent use of forms for parameters reported in the CF standard names table. For example, nitrate is listed in moles_of_X_per_unit_mass_in_Y and mole_concentration_of_X_in_Y, whereas nitrite is listed only in mole_of_X_per_unit_mass_in_Y. Is there a reason a parameter may not be defined in mass_concentration_of_X_in_Y, but would be in both moles_of_X_per_unit_mass_in_Y and mole_concentration_of_X_in_Y? Thank you, Rob -- Scanned by iCritical.
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