Hi Cathy, There is already the name `sea_water_salinity_at_sea_floor` in the CF standard name list. However, if you know the scale you are calculating, a new name should be added to indicate this: sea_water_practical_salinity_at_sea_floor if using PSS-78 or sea_water_absolute_salinity_at_sea_floor if using TEOS-10
I can come up with some definitions if you would like to have either of these proposed to the list. -Barna > On 2019-09-10, at 07:04, Cathy Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks. I will use that variable. > > I also calculated salinity of the ocean floor. Same question. > > Cathy > > On 9/9/19 3:44 PM, Andrew Barna wrote: >> Hi Cathy, >> >> There is the name `sea_water_potential_temperature_at_sea_floor` with the >> following definition: >> Potential temperature is the temperature a parcel of air or sea water would >> have if moved adiabatically to sea level pressure. The potential temperature >> at the sea floor is that adjacent to the ocean bottom, which would be the >> deepest grid cell in an ocean model. >> >> From what I can tell, there is no “in situ” sea water temperature name at >> the sea floor. I’d suggest the following name for this parameter with >> canonical units K: >> `sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor` >> >> Here is a possible definition basically modifying the above to remove the >> “potential” parts: >> >> Sea water temperature is the in situ temperature of the sea water. The >> temperature at the sea floor is that adjacent to the ocean bottom, which >> would be the deepest grid cell in an ocean model. >> >> There should probably also be a modification of the existing >> sea_water_temperature definition to include this new name if it is accepted: >> >> The sentence: >> "There are standard names for sea_surface_temperature, >> sea_surface_skin_temperature, sea_surface_subskin_temperature and >> sea_surface_foundation_temperature which can be used to describe data >> located at the specified surfaces.” >> >> Should be changed to: >> >> "There are standard names for sea_surface_temperature, >> sea_surface_skin_temperature, sea_surface_subskin_temperature, >> sea_surface_foundation_temperature, and sea_water_temperature_at_sea_floor >> which can be used to describe data located at the specified surfaces.” >> >> -Barna >> >>> On 2019-09-09, at 11:23, Cathy Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> All >>> >>> I have a new variable request; bottom temperature. It is the temperature of >>> the ocean floor (or the last level of a multi level ocean dataset). I >>> searched and was unable to find it or a variable with "bottom" or synomyn >>> as a level. I welcome being pointed out where I missed it. >>> >>> It is an important variable for fish and aquatic populations near coasts >>> (or very shallow oceans). >>> >>> http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Bottom_temperature >>> >>> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00030/full >>> >>> Let me know if this request should go elsewhere. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Cathy Smith >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------- >>> NOAA/ESRL PSD and CU CIRES >>> 303-497-6263 >>> https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/people/cathy.smith/ >>> >>> Emails about data/webpages may get quicker responses from emailing >>> [email protected] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CF-metadata mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata > > -- > ---------------------------------------------- > NOAA/ESRL PSD and CU CIRES > 303-497-6263 > https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/people/cathy.smith/ > > Emails about data/webpages may get quicker responses from emailing > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
