I can't find any other cases where CF includes the units explicitly in the 
definition, since they are given explicitly by the canonical units entry. So I 
suggest the "in units of..." phrase be removed from both definitions.

John


On May 1, 2015, at 10:01, Jim Biard <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> The definition of toa_solar_spectral_irradiance should be modified to read:
> standard name:
> toa_solar_spectral_irradiance
> 
> definition:
> The solar power per unit area per unit wavelength that is incident at the top 
> of the Earth’s atmosphere, at a standard distance of one Astronomical Unit (1 
> AU) from the Sun, in units of Watts per square meter per nanometer (1 nm = 10 
> ^–9 m). A coordinate variable for radiation wavelength should be given the 
> standard name radiation_wavelength.
> 
> canonical units:
> W m-2 nm-1
> Grace and peace,
> 
> Jim
> 
> On 5/1/15 11:40 AM, Philip Jones - NOAA Affiliate wrote:
>> Hello CF,
>> 
>> I am sending this request on behalf of Odele Coddington, Peter Pilewskie and 
>> Judith Lean (all copied). Please address your questions to them.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Phil
>> 
>> --
>> We are proposing two new standard names for Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) and 
>> Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) at the top of the atmosphere. Your comments 
>> on these two proposals would be appreciated.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Odele Coddington and Peter Pilewskie (CU-Boulder/LASP) and Judith Lean (NRL)
>> 
>> standard name:
>> toa_total_solar_irradiance
>> 
>> definition:
>> The solar power per unit area integrated over all wavelengths that is 
>> incident at the top of the Earth’s atmosphere (TOA), at a standard distance 
>> of one Astronomical Unit (1 AU) from the Sun, in units of Watts per square 
>> meter.
>>  
>> canonical units:
>> W m-2
>> 
>> standard name:
>> toa_solar_spectral_irradiance
>> 
>> definition:
>> The solar power per unit area per unit wavelength that is incident at the 
>> top of the Earth’s atmosphere, at a standard distance of one Astronomical 
>> Unit (1 AU) from the Sun, in units of Watts per square meter per nanometer 
>> (1 nm = 10 ^–9 m).
>> 
>> canonical units:
>> W m-2 m-1
>> 
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