Dear CF Board,

I would like to propose the following three related standard names concerning 
the various measures
of radiant energy associated with lightning storms.

Standard_Name: Lightning_event_energy

Canonical_Units: Joules

Definition: The radiant energy associated with a single, discrete lightning 
event, the aggregation of a set of which
forms a lightning group. A set of related lightning groups forms a lightning 
flash. A coordinate variable of
radiation_wavelength, sensor_band_central_wavelength, or radiation_frequency 
may be specified to indicate
that the lightning_event_energy applies at specific wavelengths or frequencies.

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Standard_Name: Lightning_group_energy

Canonical_Units: Joules

Definition: The radiant energy associated with a lightning group formed by 
aggregating a set of discrete lightning events.
A collection of lightning groups forms a lightning flash. A coordinate variable 
of radiation_wavelength, sensor_band_central_wavelength,
or radiation_frequency may be specified to indicate that the 
lightning_group_energy applies at specific wavelengths or frequencies.

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Standard_Name: Lightning_flash_energy

Canonical_Units: Joules

Definition: The radiant energy associated with a lightning flash formed by 
aggregating a set of lightning groups, where
a single lightning group is formed out of a collection of a series of discrete 
lightning events. A coordinate variable of
radiation_wavelength, sensor_band_central_wavelength, or radiation_frequency 
may be specified to indicate
that the lightning_flash_energy applies at specific wavelengths or frequencies.

Sincerely,

Gary Meehan
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Atmospheric and Environmental Research
Lexington, MA

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