Dear Nan > There are no other depth_below_X variables on the list, though. In the long > run, I think we should add a mandatory 'reference surface' attribute to the > "plain" depth variable. Have we had that discussion, at least in part?
That issue has come up. The standard_names "height" and "depth" are defined wrt *the* surface, in the sense in which "surface" is used in other standard names i.e. the bottom of the atmosphere. They *could* be aliased to new standard_names height_above_surface and depth_below_surface, but they are very commonly used standard_names, so this would impose a substantial penalty in cumbersomeness for new data. depth_below_sea_floor would be a fine standard name to add, I agree. Best wishes Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
