Dear all The bulk of archived CF-netCDF salinity data is probably the vast amounts of CMIP ocean model data, so I don't think we can reinterpret what this means more precisely, since models differ in which equations of state they use. Thus sea_surface_salinity and sea_water_salinity are deliberately vague concepts, because that suits the purpose (GCMs) for which those names were originally introduced. However, it's also fine to have more precise quantities, obviously.
Best wishes Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
