CF Standard Names - OLD Submitted Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms
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The table is updated according to the discussions in the CF mailing list.
Version 1: 18.08.2006
Version 2: 26.09.2006
Version 3: 05.10.2006
Version 4: 10.10.2006
Version 5: 31.10.2006
Version 6: 21.12.2006
Version 7: 04.01.2007
Version 8: 09.01.2007
It is the philosophy of CF only define those standard_names for which a demand has been expressed. The proposed standard_names on this page are needed for a model intercomparison within the Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution TF HTAP.
Goto the the list of HTAP Accepted Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names
The proposed standard_names listed below are based on the ideas provided at Construction of Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms and Future Standard_Names. They are constructed from name components and species mentioned in tables 1 and 2 of that page.
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TABLE VERSION 4
CF Standard_name | Canonical unit | Explanation |
emission fluxes | ||
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_carbon_monoxide | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of CO. |
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_ammonia | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of NH3. |
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_sulfur_dioxide | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of SO2. |
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_sulfate_dry_aerosol | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of SO4. |
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_dimethyl_sulfide | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of DMS. |
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_black_carbon_dry_aerosol | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of BC. |
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_particulate_organic_matter_dry_aerosol | kg m-2 s-1 | Particulate organic matter refers to all particulate organic matter aerosol, expect for black carbon. Expressed as mass of particulate organic matter. |
atmosphere_production_mass_flux_of_secondary_organic_matter_dry_aerosol | 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. |
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_seasalt_dry_aerosol | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of sea salt. |
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_dust_dry_aerosol | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of dust. |
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_hexachlorobiphenyl | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB-153). |
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). |
atmosphere_re_emission_mass_flux_of_hexachlorobiphenyl | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB-153). |
atmosphere_re_emission_mass_flux_of_alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of alpha_hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) |
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_elemental_mercury | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of Hg. |
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_divalent_mercury | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of Hg. |
atmosphere_emission_mass_flux_of_mercury_dry_aerosol | kg m-2 s-1 | Expressed as mass of Hg. |
optical depth | ||
pm10_ambient_aerosol_optical_depth | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
pm2p5_ambient_aerosol_optical_depth | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
pm1_ambient_aerosol_optical_depth | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
nitrate_ambient_aerosol_optical_depth | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
sulfate_ambient_aerosol_optical_depth | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
ammonium_ambient_aerosol_optical_depth | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
black_carbon_ambient_aerosol_optical_depth | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
seasalt_ambient_aerosol_optical_depth | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
dust_ambient_aerosol_optical_depth | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength
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particulate_organic_matter_ambient_aerosol_optical_depth | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
water_in_ambient_aerosol_optical_depth | 1 | The wavelength should be given as as scalar coordinate variables using the standard name radiation_wavelength |
others | ||
cell_area | m2 | model grid cell area |
cell_thickness | m | model grid cell height |
HTAP experiments with tagged CO | ||
The tag will be given by a standard_name like 'tracer_tag' or 'tracer_mark' that contains a non-standardized string. This tag will be a coordinate variable. | ||