Dear Napoleon > In discussions within the science group behind > our application, they suggest the following names: > > northward_northward_derivative_of_gravity_potential (Txx) > westward_westward_derivative_of_gravity_potential (Tyy) > upward_upward_derivative_of_gravity_potential (Tzz) > northward_upward_derivative_of_gravity_potential (Txz) > northward_westward_derivative_of_gravity_potential (Txy) > westward_upward_derivative_of_gravity_potential (Tyz) > > Yes they are spatial derivatives of the potential in the specified > directions, ending up with unit s-2;
That scheme seems fine to me. Thanks. It hadn't occurred to me before, but do you really mean westward, not eastward i.e. negative x-direction? Best wishes Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
