Dear All, It has been pointed out to me that the SeaDataNet NetCDF specification uses 'sea_water_pressure' as the Standard Name in cases where pressure is used as the z co-ordinate in observational data such as CTD profiles. The definition for this Standard Name is:
the pressure that exists in the medium of sea water. It includes the pressure due to overlying sea water, sea ice, air and any other medium that may be present. Consequently the expected pressure z co-ordinate labelled 'sea_water_pressure' would be approximately 10 decibars at the sea surface. However, it is almost universal practice to either calibrate or correct the pressure z co-ordinate so that it reads zero at the sea surface. Consequently, I think we need a new Standard Name: sea_water_pressure_due_to_sea_water defined as the pressure that exists in the medium of sea water due to overlying sea water. Excludes the pressure due to sea ice, air and any other medium that may be present. Apologies to anybody else who like me had used 'sea_water_pressure' for their Z co-ordinate without looking at the definition. Cheers, Roy. Please note that I now work part-time from Tuesday to Thursday. E-mail response on other days is possible but not guaranteed! ________________________________ This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only. NERC is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the contents of this email and any reply you make may be disclosed by NERC unless it is exempt from release under the Act. Any material supplied to NERC may be stored in an electronic records management system.
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