Dear Andy > Re the _mean_square_slope, I was probably over-thinking it. I'd also be happy > to lose the magnitude part; i.e. sea_surface_wave_[xy]_mean_square_slope
OK - fine! > Fabrice highlighted that in addition to the grid x-y reference frame, it a > number of users would wish to consider mean_square_slope in an along-across > axis reference frame, where the axis used is a variable in its own right > (e.g. a dominant slope direction derived from the wave spectrum, or estimated > from wind direction). My suspicion is that x-y really implies 'grid' and not > 'along-across', so that we would then need to additionally specify something > like: > > Along: sea_surface_wave_mean_square_slope_parallel_to_dominant_direction > Across: sea_surface_wave_mean_square_slope_normal_to_dominant_direction > Directional variable: sea_surface_wave_mean_square_slope_dominant_to_direction Yes, x and y are grid directions, so you are right, you need different names for those directions. We have quite a lot of names for waves already with "direction" but not including "dominant", so can we omit "dominant"? Or does "dominant" mean the same as "primary" in such existing names? Best wishes Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
