Dear Sophie, Alison and all

A comment on just one of these.

> > 2. land_ice_basal_temperature (K)
> Answer from Sophie:
...
> Yes, Alison’s revised definition is great. I am wondering if to be more 
> consistent with “temperature_at_top_of_ice_sheet_model”, whether the long 
> name should become “temperature_at_base_of_ice_sheet_model”. I don’t mind 
> either way.

I think that the base of the ice sheet is a physical concept, apart from
models - it's an interface between ice and rock. So I'd say that the different
phraseology is fine, and it's better to avoid model names when we can.

Best wishes

Jonathan
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