[CF-metadata] CF standard names for echam5-hammoz (radiation)

Christiane Textor christiane.textor at lsce.ipsl.fr
Sun Mar 1 15:43:25 MST 2009


Dear Luca and Jonathan,

I agree with Jonathan not to use "atmospheric_layer in standard_names.

Christiane


Jonathan Gregory a écrit :
> Dear Luca, Christiane
> 
>>>> aerosol_asymmetry_parameter_of_atmosphere_layer
>>>> aerosol_asymmetry_parameter
>> The same as for extinction cross section, the first one is 3D 
>> (lon,lat,lev), the second 2D (lon,lat)
> 
> For consistency with other names, these would be
>   aerosol_asymmetry_parameter_of_atmosphere_layer
>   atmosphere_aerosol_asymmetry_parameter
> although (as I've said before) I think maybe we should (for all such names)
> just have the second variant, and distinguish between them by the presence or
> absence of a vertical coordinate variable.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Jonathan
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