Hi, I haven't heard anything after sending this in. Can these names be considered for inclusion in the standard_name list?
Kind regards, Maarten Sneep On 23/02/18 15:04, Maarten Sneep wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to propose the following standard names: > > * atmosphere_mole_content_of_methane > * atmosphere_mole_content_of_water_vapor > * atmosphere_mole_content_of_carbon_monoxide > * atmosphere_mole_content_of_semiheavy_water_vapor > * atmosphere_mole_content_of_nitrogen_dioxide > > Details are provided below. > > atmosphere_mole_content_of_methane > Canonical units: mol/m2 > Description: "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "atmosphere > content" > of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of > the > atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, > standard > names including "content_of_atmosphere_layer" are used. The construction > "atmosphere_mole_content_of_X" means the vertically integrated number of > moles of X > above a unit area. The chemical formula for methane is CH4. Methane is a > member of > the group of hydrocarbons known as alkanes. There are standard names for the > alkane > group as well as for some of the individual species. > > (References: atmosphere_mass_content_of_methane, > atmosphere_mole_content_of_ozone; > for ozone both mole content and mass content exist). > > > atmosphere_column_average_mole_fraction_of_methane_in_dry_air > Canonical units: 1 > > > atmosphere_mole_content_of_water_vapor > Canonical units: mol/m2 > Description: "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "atmosphere > content" > of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of > the > atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, > standard > names including "content_of_atmosphere_layer" are used. The construction > "atmosphere_mole_content_of_X" means the vertically integrated number of > moles of X > above a unit area. The chemical formula for water is H2O. Atmosphere water > vapor > content is sometimes referred to as "precipitable water", although this term > does not > imply the water could all be precipitated. > > (References: atmosphere_mass_content_of_water_vapor, > atmosphere_mole_content_of_ozone; for ozone both mole content and mass > content exist). > > > atmosphere_mole_content_of_carbon_monoxide > Canonical units: mol/m2 > Description: "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "atmosphere > content" > of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of > the > atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, > standard > names including "content_of_atmosphere_layer" are used. The construction > "atmosphere_mole_content_of_X" means the vertically integrated number of > moles of X > above a unit area. The chemical formula for carbon monoxide is CO. > > (References: atmosphere_mass_content_of_carbon_monoxide, > atmosphere_mole_content_of_ozone; for ozone both mole content and mass > content exist). > > > atmosphere_mole_content_of_semiheavy_water_vapor > Canonical units: mol/m2 > Description: "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "atmosphere > content" > of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of > the > atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, > standard > names including "content_of_atmosphere_layer" are used. The construction > "atmosphere_mole_content_of_X" means the vertically integrated number of > moles of X > above a unit area. The chemical formula for semi-heavy water is HDO, water > with one > hydrogen replaced by deuterium. > > Note: This one is tricky, HDO is not D2O, so the correct term is not heavy > water. > Open for suggestions here. > > > atmosphere_mole_content_of_nitrogen_dioxide > Canonical units: mol/m2 > Description: "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The "atmosphere > content" > of a quantity refers to the vertical integral from the surface to the top of > the > atmosphere. For the content between specified levels in the atmosphere, > standard > names including "content_of_atmosphere_layer" are used. The construction > "atmosphere_mole_content_of_X" means the vertically integrated number of > moles of X > above a unit area. The chemical formula for nitrogen_dioxide is NO2. > > (References: troposphere_mole_content_of_nitrogen_dioxide, > stratosphere_mole_content_of_nitrogen_dioxide). _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
