Re: [CF-metadata] seeking CF name for total water column height

2010-01-28 Thread Lowry, Roy K
Hi Jeff, My motives for 'looking down' rather than 'looking up' were that we already had a 'sea_floor_depth_below_mean_sea_level' and established practice with CF name development has been to be as consistent as possible with name structure. Jonathan Gregory has led this development in the

Re: [CF-metadata] seeking CF name for total water column height

2010-01-28 Thread olivier lauret
Hi, I've been involved in the other sea_surface_above definitions, it was at that time from a sea-level-from-space (radar altimetry) only point of view. Anyway, I've the feeling that you are suggesting Roy reminds more something close to bathymetry. Considering that bathymetry and sea level