Dear Napoleon > Ocean Kinetic Energy > standard name: ocean_kinetic_energy > unit: m2 s-2
With those units, this is specific kinetic energy i.e. per unit mass. There is an existing stdname for this quantity viz specific_kinetic_energy_of_sea_water. > Ocean Relative Vorticy > standard name: ocean_relative_vorticity > unit: s-1 That's analogous to atmosphere_relative_vorticity so I think it's fine. > Gravity Potential Gradient > standard name: gravity_potential_gradient > unit: s-2 There is an existing stdname of specific_gravitational_potential_energy in J kg-1 = m2 s-2. Since taking a gradient has a sign and direction, your quantity could be called upward_derivative_of_specific_gravitational_potential_energy for consistency with other names for derivatives, and it's in m s-2, isn't it? - not s-2. However this quantity could also, more familiarly, be called the acceleration_due_to_gravity i.e. g. Is it g you mean? I suppose g is the vertical derivative of geopotential, which isn't quite the same as GPE. Are you making a distinction here? > Radius from Geocenter > standard_name: radius_from_geocenter > unit: m I would suggest calling this distance_from_geocentre. A radius is a property of a geometrical figure, not a distance between two points. Best wishes Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
