Hi Christophe,
I think what you want is
equivalent_thickness_at_stp_of_atmosphere_ozone_content, which has units of
meters, and a definition of:
"stp" means standard temperature (0 degC) and pressure (101325 Pa). "Content"
indicates a quantity per unit area. The "atmosphere content" of a quantity
refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of the atmosphere.
For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, standard names
including content_of_atmosphere_layer are used. The equivalent thickness at STP
of a particular constituent of the atmosphere is the thickness of the layer
that the gas would occupy if it was separated from the other constituents and
gathered together at STP.
It is not what one would naturally think of as an atmospheric chemist, but it
is intended to be understandable by a general audience and consistent with
other CF terms.
Alison, could we add "Dobson Unit" to the description to make it easier to find?
Best wishes,
Philip
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Dr Philip Cameron-Smith, [email protected], Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
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> Christophe Lerot
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:50 AM
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> Subject: [CF-metadata] request for new standard name
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> Dear all,
>
> We are in the process to create NetCDF files for satellite observations of
> vertical
> ozone columns. This quantity represents the atmosphere vertically-integrated
> concentration of ozone and is generally expressed in Dobson Units (1 DU=2.69
> molec/cm²). I didn't find any suitable standard name for this.
>
> I'd like to propose to add this quantity as a standard name within the CF
> convention. Is it possible?
>
> Thanks in advance for considering this.
>
> Best regards,
> Christophe
>
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