Hi John, Was this information what was required? Please let me know if there is anything missing for the inclusion of these quantities.
Kind regards, On Thu, 2014-11-27 at 14:34 +0100, Napoleon Cornejo wrote: > 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 > > > > > > -- N.E. Cornejo, Msc. Engineering, Space & Science http://www.stcorp.nl s[&]t
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