Dear Jonathan,
Upon further consideration, "sea" will suit our needs just fine. I
retract my suggestion regarding
the addition of "ocean" to the area type table.
Sincerely,
Gary
On 12/20/2013 10:07 AM, Jonathan Gregory wrote:
Dear Gary
The land/sea classification originated in models, which don't resolve small
bodies of water, and "sea" means anything which is not "land" in the area
type table. There have been previous discussions about whether we could replace
"sea" in standard names with something either more inclusive or more precise.
These discussions haven't so far reached a conclusion. In the area_type table,
I can't see a problem with providing more precise terms, such as ocean, as well
as "sea", if there is need. Do you have different algorithms for sea which is
not ocean? If not, is the distinction of ocean really essential?
Best wishes
Jonathan
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Dear CF board,
We have an algorithm for aerosol optical depth which yields
statistics over oceans, strictly.
The area_type_table does include 'sea' in its list. Is this meant to
be strictly synonymous with
'ocean,' or is it more inclusive, e.g., large lakes. If 'sea' is
indeed meant to be a rather
inclusive term, we would like to propose the addition of 'ocean' to
the table to give a more
precise context to our application.
It may also be worthwhile to provide a definition for 'sea,' if it
is indeed intended to be more encompassing
that 'ocean.'
Sincerely,
Gary
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