Dear Martin > (1.1) mrtws Terrestrial Water Storage [kg m-2] > > land_based_water_amount > > “This quantity is often known as Terrestrial Water Storage.. It includes > surface water (water in rivers, wetlands, lakes, snow, vegetation and > reservoirs) and subsurface water (soil moisture, groundwater)”
That's good, but I think that land_water_amount would be better. The phrase "land water(s)" is sometimes used for terrestrial water storage, and it is analogous to land_ice. However, that raises the question of whether land_ice is specifically excluded from this quantity. I think it might be, and if so, should it be land_liquid_water? Is permafrost also included? - if so, we will have to be even more precise in order to include frozen water in soil and snow but exclude glaciers and ice sheets! > (1.2) Flashrate Lightning flash rate [km-2 s-1] > > frequency_of_lightning_flash_per_unit_area I suppose that "flashes" might sound more natural. Best wishes Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
