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==JGregory: Don't mix units with the Compound== | ==JGregory: Don't mix units with the Compound== | ||
However, kgC and kgS aren't SI units. I think the unit has to be kg. This implies that it's the standard name which must somehow indicate that it is the mass of C or mass of S which is being referred to, rather than the mass of the compound e.g. dry_deposition_flux_of_sulfur_as_sulfate_at_surface. --[[User:JonathanGregory|JonathanGregory]] 16:51, 22 May 2006 (EDT) | However, kgC and kgS aren't SI units. I think the unit has to be kg. This implies that it's the standard name which must somehow indicate that it is the mass of C or mass of S which is being referred to, rather than the mass of the compound e.g. dry_deposition_flux_of_sulfur_as_sulfate_at_surface. --[[User:JonathanGregory|JonathanGregory]] 16:51, 22 May 2006 (EDT) | ||
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::Very good idea, I will change this. --[[User:Christiane|Christiane]] 17:11, 2 June 2006 (EDT) | ::Very good idea, I will change this. --[[User:Christiane|Christiane]] 17:11, 2 June 2006 (EDT) | ||
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==CTextor: SI units== | ==CTextor: SI units== |
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UDUNITS have to be used for the standard_names according to the CF convention. This is however not always obvious for chemistry and aerosol variables, where also other units are common. This page provides a discussion on this matter. See also Unidata Supported Units || Unit Converter, UDUNITS
Agreed items of former discussions on the "Units" page can be found here.
JGregory: Don't mix units with the Compound
However, kgC and kgS aren't SI units. I think the unit has to be kg. This implies that it's the standard name which must somehow indicate that it is the mass of C or mass of S which is being referred to, rather than the mass of the compound e.g. dry_deposition_flux_of_sulfur_as_sulfate_at_surface. --JonathanGregory 16:51, 22 May 2006 (EDT)
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- Very good idea, I will change this. --Christiane Textor (Christiane) 17:11, 2 June 2006 (EDT)
CTextor: SI units
- Try to use SI units if allowed within udunits (e.g. not hours but seconds) --Christiane Textor (Christiane) 12:11, 2 June 2006 (EDT)
RanjeetSokhi(RS) / CTextor (CT): remarks on version June 12 from RS and answers from CT
- RS: Table 1 mass_concentration is usually stated in ug/m3 ie micrograms per cubic metre - this is conventional and used in all air quality literature (scientific and policy)
- CT: --Christiane Textor (Christiane) 13 June 2006 (EDT)