Hi John,

Sorry for the long delay.

The names we are suggesting, with definition and units, are the
following:

Ocean Kinetic Energy  
standard name: ocean_kinetic_energy
unit:  m2  s-2
definition: ocean kinetic energy is the energy of the ocean currents as
measured by their eastward/northward velocity.

Ocean Relative Vorticy 
standard name:  ocean_relative_vorticity
unit: s-1
definition: relative vorticity is the upward component of the relative
vorticity vector i.e. the component which arises from horizontal
velocity.

Gravity Potential Gradient
standard name:  gravity_potential_gradient
unit: s-2
definition:  gravitational potential gradient is defined as the rate of
change of gravitational potential with distance in the field.

Radius from Geocenter
standard_name: radius_from_geocenter
unit: m
definition:  a measure of distance from Earth's geocenter, commonly used
in the satellite tracks.

Let me know if you need more information.

Kind regards,

On Wed, 2014-06-04 at 17:33 -0700, John Graybeal wrote:

> Hello and thank you for asking!  
> 
> For adding new names, we request that you provide the proposed standard name, 
> the  definition, and the canonical units for each name to be added. This will 
> help us be sure the names are appropriate and do not duplicate concepts 
> already in the list.
> 
> These names seem to correspond most closely to 
> atmosphere_kinetic_energy_content and  atmosphere_relative_vorticity, so 
> those entries may provide helpful templates in preparing your request.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> On Jun 4, 2014, at 13:24, Napoleon Cornejo <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > Good day,
> > 
> > We are currently developing software for the GOCE mission, called GUT:
> > 
> > https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/software-tools/gut/about-gut/overview
> > 
> > In the processing and output of data we want to adhere to the CF 
> > conventions and therefore try to use the standard names approved.  However, 
> > for some quantities, particularly in oceanography, we cannot find 
> > appropriate names in the standard name list.  Specifically, for the 
> > following quantities:
> > 
> > Ocean Kinetic Energy
> > Ocean Relative Vorticity (vertical component)
> > 
> > We would like to suggest the names ocean_kinetic_energy and 
> > ocean_relative_vorticity to handle these outputs and therefore we kindly 
> > request your feedback.
> > 
> > With kind regards,
> > 
> > N.E. Cornejo _______________________________________________
> > CF-metadata mailing list
> > [email protected]
> > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
> 


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Engineering, Space & Science
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