Dear Alison,

> This week I will also request the addition of 'molecule' to UDUNITS.

Any news on this matter?

Cheers, Andreas.

> 
> Best wishes,
> Alison
> 
> ------
> Alison Pamment                          Tel: +44 1235 778065
> NCAS/British Atmospheric Data Centre    Email: [email protected]
> STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory     
> R25, 2.22
> Harwell Oxford, Didcot, OX11 0QX, U.K.
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Andreas Hilboll [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: 18 March 2013 13:05
>> To: Pamment, Alison (STFC,RAL,RALSP)
>> Cc: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Proposal for standard names: tropospheric trace
>> gas column amounts
>>
>> I'm fine with using "mol m-2" in the standard name table. It's better
>> than not having the trace gases in there at all.
>>
>>>  If we can get molecule added as a unit to UDUNITS along the lines
>> suggested by Sander earlier in the discussion, then I think you could use
>> molecules cm-2 in your files and we could still have mol m-2 as the
>> canonical unit.
>>> Sander Niemeijer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>    <unit>
>>>>        <def>mol/6.02214179e23</def>
>>>>        <name>
>>>>            <singular>molecule</singular>
>>>>            <plural>molecules</plural>
>>>>        </name>
>>>>        <aliases>
>>>>            <name><singular>molec</singular></name>
>>>>        </aliases>
>>>>    </unit>
>>>
>>>  If you are happy for us to proceed down this route then I think the names
>> could be accepted now and added to the standard name table with
>> canonical units of mol m-2. I will then send a request to ask if molecules 
>> can
>> be added to UDUNITS (although I'm not sure of the time scale for adding the
>> new unit). Would that be an acceptable way forward?
>>
>> Sure, go ahead. If I can do anything to get molecules into UDUNITS,
>> please let me know (like if you need another vote or so).
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Andreas.
>>
> 

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