Dear Randy

There is already a standard name which I think has the meaning you intend

viz. lwe_thickness_of_atmosphere_water_vapor_content

Cheers

Jonathan

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> Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 13:56:15 -0400
> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
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> Subject: [CF-metadata] new standard_name: lwe_thickness_of_water_vapor
> 
> Folks:   Would like to propose the following:   standard_name:
> 
> lwe_thickness_of_water_vapor
> 
> 
> 
> definition:
> 
> "lwe" means liquid water equivalent. The construction lwe_thickness_of_X 
> means the vertical extent of a layer of liquid water if all the atmospheric 
> water vapor in a vertical column was condensed. The vertical column may 
> extend from the surface to the top of the atmosphere, or between levels of 
> the atmosphere. The surface refers to the lower boundary of the atmosphere. A 
> coordinate variable of air_pressure can be specified to specify levels of the 
> atmosphere.
> 
> 
> 
> units:
> 
> m
> 
> very respectfully,
> 
> 
> 
> randy

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