[CF-metadata] Fwd: Re: hydrosphere

[Jonathan Gregory]

Dear Luis

> If the names could be expressed in a hierarchy some of them could be  
> specialized ( different form creating an alias ). This will allow  
> preserving the current name and allowing to be more specific when  
> necessary.

I think the crucial question is: what word describes "sea", "lake" and
"river" in general? The general name is the problem, not the specific one.

Cheers

Jonathan