Dear Damien and John > vertical_speed probably needs to be more specific, since most terms capture > both the aubstance or object (in this case the airplane) and the process. > Following the other platform terms, I suggest naming this > platform_vertical_speed. (it isn't clear whether this is a directional speed, > e.g., negative numbers are down? If so then platform_upward_vertical_speed > would be better.)
There are existing names upward_air_velocity and upward_sea_water_velocity, so if it is directional, upward_platform_velocity would be consistent. I also note that there are three names for platform speed (not directional) in the horizontal: platform_speed_wrt_air platform_speed_wrt_ground platform_speed_wrt_sea_water Is there any ambiguity about the reference for vertical speed or velocity? Cheers Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
