Difference between revisions of "Air Quality/Chemistry Naming Conventions"

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The [http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/eaton/cf-metadata/index.html NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention] are designed to promote the processing and sharing of files created with the netCDF API. The CF conventions define metadata that provide a definitive description of what the data in each variable represents, and of their spatial and temporal properties. This enables users of data from different sources to decide which quantities are comparable, and facilitates building applications with powerful extraction, regridding, and display capabilities.  
 
The [http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/eaton/cf-metadata/index.html NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention] are designed to promote the processing and sharing of files created with the netCDF API. The CF conventions define metadata that provide a definitive description of what the data in each variable represents, and of their spatial and temporal properties. This enables users of data from different sources to decide which quantities are comparable, and facilitates building applications with powerful extraction, regridding, and display capabilities.  
  
This wiki is an ''ad hoc'' virtual workgroup effort in order to construct new CF standard_names for air chemistry and aerosols, which will then be submitted to the [[http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata CF mailing list]] for approval.
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This wiki is an ''ad hoc'' virtual workgroup effort created in 2006 in order to construct new CF standard_names for air chemistry and aerosols, which will then be submitted to the [[http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata CF mailing list]] for approval.
The wiki is coordinated by [[User:ChristianeTextor|ChristianeTextor]] and involves many other [[CFpeople|people]].   
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The wiki is coordinated by [[User:ChristianeTextor|ChristianeTextor]] and involves many other [[CFpeople|people]], and more!.
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The CF convention has now been adopted for chemicals and aerosols by the following model intercomparisons:
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[www.htap.org/ Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution (TF HTAP)]
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[http://www.pa.op.dlr.de/CCMVal/ SPARC Chemistry-Climate Model Validation Activity (CCMVal)
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[IGAC-SPARC Atmospheric Chemistry & Climate Initiative (AC&C)]  
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[http://nansen.ipsl.jussieu.fr/AEROCOM/aerocomhome.html AeroCom]
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The pages listed below are somewhat outdated (sorry for that), mainly because the discussion is closed for many of the categories as standard names have been defined for many species and parameters (207 in July 2008), see [http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-standard-names/9/cf-standard-name-table.html CF table of standard names, choose "Atmospheric Chemistry"].
  
 
New standard_names are defined through a step-wise procedure on several article-pages.
 
New standard_names are defined through a step-wise procedure on several article-pages.
  
* General concepts and future names are proposed in [[CF Standard Names - Future Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms|Construction of Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms and Future Standard_Names]].
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* General concepts and future names are proposed in [[CF Standard Names - Future Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms|Construction of Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms and Future Standard_Names '''''outdated''''']].
 
* Based on the previous page, some standard_names are listed in [[CF Standard Names - Proposed Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms|'''<font color="Red">Proposed Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names </font>''']] to be submitted to the CF-mailing list.
 
* Based on the previous page, some standard_names are listed in [[CF Standard Names - Proposed Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms|'''<font color="Red">Proposed Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names </font>''']] to be submitted to the CF-mailing list.
 
* Each of these pages has associated discussions. These are mainly based on emails send to Christiane Textor (but please edit the discussion pages!!).  
 
* Each of these pages has associated discussions. These are mainly based on emails send to Christiane Textor (but please edit the discussion pages!!).  
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==articles==  
 
==articles==  
* [[CF Standard Names - Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol|CF-approved terms for Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names]]
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* [[CF Standard Names - Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol|CF-approved terms for Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names '''''outdated''''']]
* [[CF Standard Names - Radiative Forcing|CF-approved terms for Radiative Forcing]]
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* [[CF Standard Names - Radiative Forcing|CF-approved terms for Radiative Forcing '''''outdated''''']]
* [[CF Standard Names - Construction of Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms|Construction of Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms and Future Standard_Names - outdated!]]
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* [[CF Standard Names - Construction of Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms|Construction of Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms and Future Standard_Names '''''outdated''''']]
* [[CF Standard Names - Discussed Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms|DISCUSSED Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names - outdated!]]
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* [[CF Standard Names - Discussed Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms|DISCUSSED Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names '''''outdated''''']]
* [[CF Standard Names - CF Standard Names - Submitted Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms|'''<font color=red>SUBMITTED Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names'''</font>]]
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* [[CF Standard Names - CF Standard Names - Submitted Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms|'''<font color=red>SUBMITTED Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names'''</font> '''''outdated''''']]
 
* [[CF Standard Names - Accepted names for aerosols and chemistry|''' NEW CF-ACCEPTED Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names''']]
 
* [[CF Standard Names - Accepted names for aerosols and chemistry|''' NEW CF-ACCEPTED Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names''']]
  

Revision as of 04:54, July 12, 2008

Development of CF-compliant standard_names for air chemistry and aerosols - Start page.

The NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention are designed to promote the processing and sharing of files created with the netCDF API. The CF conventions define metadata that provide a definitive description of what the data in each variable represents, and of their spatial and temporal properties. This enables users of data from different sources to decide which quantities are comparable, and facilitates building applications with powerful extraction, regridding, and display capabilities.

This wiki is an ad hoc virtual workgroup effort created in 2006 in order to construct new CF standard_names for air chemistry and aerosols, which will then be submitted to the [CF mailing list] for approval. The wiki is coordinated by ChristianeTextor and involves many other people, and more!.

The CF convention has now been adopted for chemicals and aerosols by the following model intercomparisons: [www.htap.org/ Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution (TF HTAP)] [http://www.pa.op.dlr.de/CCMVal/ SPARC Chemistry-Climate Model Validation Activity (CCMVal) [IGAC-SPARC Atmospheric Chemistry & Climate Initiative (AC&C)] AeroCom

The pages listed below are somewhat outdated (sorry for that), mainly because the discussion is closed for many of the categories as standard names have been defined for many species and parameters (207 in July 2008), see CF table of standard names, choose "Atmospheric Chemistry".

New standard_names are defined through a step-wise procedure on several article-pages.

  • General concepts and future names are proposed in Construction of Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms and Future Standard_Names outdated.
  • Based on the previous page, some standard_names are listed in Proposed Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names to be submitted to the CF-mailing list.
  • Each of these pages has associated discussions. These are mainly based on emails send to Christiane Textor (but please edit the discussion pages!!).
  • The definitions for new standard_name in the two pages are updated according to the discussion outcomes
  • Please feel free to evaluate, experiment, contribute, edit, create... see bottom of this page how to do.
  • Additional pages with related information are listed below.
This is a temporary experiment/demo of open collaboration technologies. To be moved to a neutral, more permanent work space.


articles

What's New

  • 2007-07-11: list updated for CF standard names submitted and to be approved in the next round
  • 2007-05-15: about 30 new CF standard names for mole fraction of chemicals and mass fractions of aerosols approved
  • 2006-07-04: Discussion initiated by Martin Schultz on the applicability of CF conventions for atmospheric chemistry purposes
  • 2006-06-29: Initial chemical/aerosol names proposed and discussed.
  • 2006-05-22: Future chemical/aerosol names constructed and discussed.
  • 2006-05-16: Wiki created, action started!


Links to CF-related topics

Links to the web sites related to the definition of Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol standard_names for the CF conventions.


How the wiki works

  • Every article page has an associated discussion/talk page. Links to are provided above.
  • On top of each page a menu allows to move between article and discussion. In addition, the wiki keeps track and allows recalling all previous versions through the history-tab.
  • The discussion-page associated with an article is titled Talk:<article name>.
  • To move between the pages, use the top-menu or the links on the pages. DO NOT USE THE MENU BAR ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.
  • Each article and discussion can be edited by any participant. Click to learn how to edit the wiki!

Interoperability