Thank you. That looks fine to me. Jonathan ----- Forwarded message from "[email protected]" <[email protected]> -----
> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 12:32:54 -0400 > Subject: [CF-metadata] CF-metadata] new standard name needed: > toa_solar_irradiance_per_unit_wavelength > > > > Jonathan: > > > > "shortwave" is a better option than "solar". Here is the revised proposal: > > > standard_name: toa_shortwave_irradiance_per_unit_wavelength definition: > "toa" means top of atmosphere. "shortwave" means shortwave radiation. > Irradiance is the radiant power per unit area incident at a surface. > canonical units: > W m-2 ?m-1 > Note the precedence for the form of this standard name was established > recently in the thread with subject: [CF-metadata] More canonical units or > more standard names? > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > very respectfully, > > > > randy > > > > ++++++ > > Dear Randy > > The form of the standard name looks fine to me. I wonder about the word > "solar". In many existing standard names, the word "shortwave" is used to > refer to radiation from the sun. "solar" only refers so far to the > position > of the sun in the sky. > > Best wishes > > Jonathan > > +++++ > Would like to propose a new standard name for a quantity that will be > included in the GOES-R reflectance channels' radiance, and cloud and > moisture imagery products. This is not a unique quantity, and has > relevance to products generated by other systems, particularly weather > satellite systems. > standard_name: toa_solar_irradiance_per_unit_wavelength definition: "toa" > means top of atmosphere. "solar" indicates contributions from the sun. > Irradiance is the radiant power per unit area incident at a surface. > canonical units: > W m-2 ?m-1 > Note the precedence for the form of this standard name was established > recently in the thread with subject: [CF-metadata] More canonical units or > more standard names? > very respectfully, randy > _______________________________________________ > CF-metadata mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > _______________________________________________ > CF-metadata mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata > > > _______________________________________________ > CF-metadata mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata ----- End forwarded message ----- _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
