I second that emotion.
On 6/1/15 12:39 PM, Jonathan Gregory wrote:
Dear all
Few opinions still have been given about whether we should change flux to
flux_density in standard names, and those few are a majority against doing so.
Since the proposers aren't happy with "flux" for "irradiance" in W m-2, I
think the best compromise is
solar_irradiance (W m-2)
solar_irradiance_per_unit_wavelength (W m-3)
where the definition should note that "irradiance" means the power per unit
area (called radiative flux in other standard names), the area being normal
to a vector from the Sun to the Earth, and the quantity applies outside
the atmosphere, by default at a distance of one astronomical unit from the
Sun, but a coordinate or scalar coordinate variable of distance_from_sun can
be specified to replace the default.
distance_from_sun (m)
is therefore also required as a new standard name.
Best wishes
Jonathan
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