Dear Jonathan > Also note that "fire" in each > name refers to all kinds of fires (e.g. grassland, forest, etc.). I > didn't specifically state this in the definition but could if people > feel that it would help to clarify.
Yes, I think it would help. Does it include anthropogenic combustion e.g. gas flares, fires in buildings (if big enough)? Does it include volcanoes (which are not combustion, but they are hot so I suppose they radiate like fires)? I suspect that some definition of fire occurrence is needed, so that one can be sure exactly what area is encompassed. > Standard Name: fire_area > > Canonical Units:m^2 OK - that's like sea_ice_area, provided the area of the fire can be defined clearly. > Standard Name: fire_temperature > > Definition:The fire_temperature is the temperature of a fire area > (standard name: fire_area). This seems a bit vague to me. I guess there may be a range of temperatures in an area affected by fire, depending on location and level. Does the method of measurement suggest a more precise definition? > Standard Name: fire_radiative_power > > Definition:The radiative power emitted from a fire area (standard > name: fire_area). The fire radiative power is defined as the product > of the blackbody irradiance of a fire and the corresponding fire > area. > > Canonical Units:W I think that's OK. Do you also have a need for a quantity in W m-2? Best wishes Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
