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Version 1: 20.12.2006
Version 2: 09.01.2007
Version 3: 13.03.2007
Version 4: 02.05.2007
Version 5: 08.05.2007
Version 6: 11.07.2007
This table gives a list of variables that have been almost accepted by the CF community CF mailing list.
The standard_names listed on this page are used within model intercomparison within the Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution TF HTAP. However, as the simulations already started before the names have been officially approved by CF, some minor changes will be necessary.
TABLE VERSION 6
| CF Standard_name | Canonical unit | Explanation |
| volume mixing ratios |
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| mole_fraction_of_gaseous_elemental_mercury_in_air | 1=mole mole-1 | |
| mole_fraction_of_gaseous_divalent_mercury_in_air | 1=mole mole-1 | |
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| tendency of atmospheric mass content due to dry deposition | ||
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_all_nitrogen_oxides_expressed_as_nitrogen_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | NOy is the sum of all simulated oxidized nitrogen species, out of NO, NO2, HNO3, HNO4, HONO, NO3aerosol, NO3(radical), N2O5, PAN, other organic nitrates. Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of N. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_ozone_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of O3. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_nitric_acid_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of HNO3. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_nitrogen_dioxide_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of NO2. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_ammonia_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of NH3. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_ammonium_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of NH4. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dimethyl_sulfide_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of DMS. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_sulfur_dioxide_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of SO2. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_sulfate_dry_aerosol_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of SO4. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_black_carbon_dry_aerosol_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of BC. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_particulate_organic_matter_dry_aerosol_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Particulate organic matter refers to all (secondary and primary) particulate organic matter aerosol, expect for black carbon. Expressed as mass of particulate organic matter. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_secondary_particulate_organic_matter_dry_aerosol_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Secondary particulate organic matter aerosol refers to particulate organic matter formed within the atmosphere from gaseous pre-cursors. Expressed as mass of particulate organic matter. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_primary_particulate_organic_matter_dry_aerosol_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Primary particulate organic matter refers to all particulate organic matter aerosol emitted as particles, expect for black carbon. Expressed as mass of particulate organic matter. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_seasalt_dry_aerosol_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of sea salt. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dust_dry_aerosol_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of dust. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_hexachlorobiphenyl_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB-153). |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_gaseous_elemental_mercury_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of Hg. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_gaseous_divalent_mercury_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of Hg. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_mercury_dry_aerosol_due_to_dry_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of Hg. |
| tendency of atmospheric mass content due to dry deposition into stomata | ||
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_ozone_due_to_dry_deposition_into_stomata | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of O3. |
| tendency of atmospheric mass content due to wet deposition | ||
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_all_nitrogen_oxides_expressed_as_nitrogen_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | NOy is the sum of all simulated oxidized nitrogen species, out of NO, NO2, HNO3, HNO4, HONO, NO3aerosol, NO3(radical), N2O5, PAN, other organic nitrates. Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition. Expressed as mass of N. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_nitric_acid_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of HNO3. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_ammonia_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of NH3. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_ammonium_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of NH4. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dimethyl_sulfide_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of DMS. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_sulfur_dioxide_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of SO2. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_sulfate_dry_aerosol_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of SO4. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_black_carbon_dry_aerosol_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of BC. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_particulate_organic_matter_dry_aerosol_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Particulate organic matter refers to all (primary and secondary) particulate organic matter aerosol, expect for black carbon. Expressed as mass of particulate organic matter. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_secondary_particulate_organic_matter_dry_aerosol_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Secondary particulate organic matter aerosol refers to particulate organic matter formed within the atmosphere from gaseous pre-cursors. Expressed as mass of particulate organic matter. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_primary_particulate_organic_matter_dry_aerosol_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Primary particulate organic matter refers to all particulate organic matter aerosol emitted as particles, expect for black carbon. Expressed as mass of particulate organic matter. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_seasalt_dry_aerosol_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of sea salt. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dust_dry_aerosol_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of dust. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_hexachlorobiphenyl_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB-153). |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_gaseous_elemental_mercury_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of Hg. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_gaseous_divalent_mercury_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of Hg. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_mercury_dry_aerosol_due_to_wet_deposition | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of Hg. |
| tendency of atmospheric mass content due to emissions | ||
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_carbon_monoxide_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of CO. Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_ammonia_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of NH3. Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_sulfur_dioxide_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of SO2. Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_sulfate_dry_aerosol_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of SO4. Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dimethyl_sulfide_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of DMS. Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_black_carbon_dry_aerosol_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of BC. Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_particulate_organic_matter_dry_aerosol_due_to_chemical_net_production_and_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Particulate organic matter refers to all (secondary and primary) particulate organic matter aerosol, expect for black carbon. Expressed as mass of particulate organic matter. If possible, indicate scale factor to obtain carbon mass. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_secondary_particulate_organic_matter_dry_aerosol_due_to_chemical_net_production | kg m-2 s-1 | Secondary organic matter aerosol refers to particulate organic matter formed within the atmosphere from gaseous pre-cursors. Expressed as mass of particulate organic matter. If possible, indicate scale factor to obtain carbon mass. Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_primary_particulate_organic_matter_dry_aerosol_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Primary particulate organic matter refers to all particulate organic matter aerosol emitted as particles, expect for black carbon. Expressed as mass of particulate organic matter. If possible, indicate scale factor to obtain carbon mass. Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_seasalt_dry_aerosol_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of sea salt. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dust_dry_aerosol_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of dust. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_hexachlorobiphenyl_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB-153). Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_hexachlorobiphenyl_due_to_re_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB-153). Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane_due_to_re_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_gaseous_elemental_mercury_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of Hg. Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_gaseous_divalent_mercury_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of Hg. Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_mercury_dry_aerosol_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of Hg. Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_nox_expressed_as_nitrogen_due_to_emission | kg m-2 s-1 | NOx=NO+NO2 |
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| tendencies due to chemical reactions | ||
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mole_concentration_of_ozone_due_to_chemical_gross_production | mole m-3 s-1 | Gross chemical production refers to the sum of all reactions that produce O3. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_mole_concentration_of_ozone_chemical_gross_destruction | mole m-3 s-1 | Gross chemical destruction refers to the sum of all reactions that destroy O3.
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| tendency_of_atmosphere_of_mole_concentration_of_methane_chemical_gross_destruction | mole m-3 s-1 | Gross chemical destruction refers to the sum of all reactions that destroy CH4. |
| tendency_of_atmosphere_of_mole_concentration_of_carbon_monoxide_chemical_gross_destruction | mole m-3 s-1 | Gross chemical destruction refers to the sum of all reactions that destroy CO. |
| optical thickness | ||
| atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_pm10_ambient_aerosol | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
| atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_pm2p5_ambient_aerosol | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
| atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_pm1_ambient_aerosol | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
| atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_nitrate_ambient_aerosol | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
| atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_sulfate_ambient_aerosol | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
| atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ammonium_ambient_aerosol | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
| atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_black_carbon_ambient_aerosol | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
| atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_seasalt_ambient_aerosol | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
| atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_dust_ambient_aerosol | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength
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| atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_particulate_organic_matter_ambient_aerosol | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
| atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_water_in_ambient_aerosol | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
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