Re: [CF-metadata] New LUMIP variables

Thanks for your detailed assessment Jonathan, Answers embedded below. Thanks, Dave On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 7:37 AM, Jonathan Gregory wrote: > Dear Dave > > Thanks for the text listing of your proposals. Here are a few comments: > > These ones are existing standard

Re: [CF-metadata] New standard names for OMIP biogeochemistry and chemistry

Thanks for explaining. So "natural" is the opposite of "anthropogenic", in a restricted sense. It includes the effect of anthropogenic climate change, but not the anthropogenic emissions of CO2. Is that right? Yes, exactly. I think this is potentially confusing in the context of CF, which has

Re: [CF-metadata] New standard names for OMIP biogeochemistry and chemistry

Hi Jonathan, With respect to the limitation terms, we currently have the definitations explained in the "Resolved Comment" column as "Ratio of realizable miscellaneous other phytoplankton growth rate under low nitrogen stress to theoretical rate without such limitation"... Is this the scope of

Re: [CF-metadata] New standard names for OMIP biogeochemistry and chemistry

Dear Jim Thanks for explaining. So "natural" is the opposite of "anthropogenic", in a restricted sense. It includes the effect of anthropogenic climate change, but not the anthropogenic emissions of CO2. Is that right? I think this is potentially confusing in the context of CF, which has to cover

Re: [CF-metadata] New standard names for OMIP biogeochemistry and chemistry

On Thu, 29 Sep 2016, Jonathan Gregory wrote: Dear Paul Thank you for this list. It looks like they conform well to existing patterns and it must have been a lot of work to compile them! I have a couple of comments: * Several pairs of names contrast "abiotic" and "natural", apparently. Am I

Re: [CF-metadata] New standard names for OMIP biogeochemistry and chemistry

Dear Paul Thank you for this list. It looks like they conform well to existing patterns and it must have been a lot of work to compile them! I have a couple of comments: * Several pairs of names contrast "abiotic" and "natural", apparently. Am I right to understand that these are opposites?