CF Naming Conventions

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CF_Naming_Conventions Description: [[TermDesc::CF Metadata Conventions support interoperability of Earth Science data. A central element of the CF Conventions is the Standard Name Table, which uniquely associates each standard name with a geophysical parameter, named according to the CF Naming Guidelines. These can be used to find or compare datasets in catalog browsers such as AQ_uFIND. As of 2010, there are 680 CF-registered Atmospheric Chemistry names, covering mostly model-generated parameters. The naming of observation-parameters is poorly covered.]]

Glossary Domain: WCS, HTAP

Contributors

[[Contributors::Christiane Textor with CFpeople.]]

History

[[History::The naming activity was initiated in 2006 and coordinated by ChristianeTextor. An ad hoc vitual workgroup constructed and discussed the new CF standard_names for air chemistry and aerosols using a wiki workspace. The names were submitted to the [Community] for approval and added the CF Names table in 2007. The extension of standards names list to include observational and other atmospheric chemistry parameters awaits new community initiatives.]]

Term Details

CF Convention Dimensions and Coordinate Information

Metadata required to locate data in space and time. Special on vertical coordinates (Kari, Decker, Martin). Coordinate (0-360 or -180 to +180) - Martin

CF Convention for Names for Air Quality and Atmospheric Composition

The CF standard name table specifies the possible values of the standard_name attribute defined by the CF NetCDF standard. As an example CF standard names, the entry for sea-level atmospheric pressure includes:

standard name: air_pressure_at_sea_level
description: sea_level means mean sea level, which is close to the geoid in sea areas. Air pressure at sea level is the * quantity often abbreviated as MSLP or PMSL.
canonical units: Pa

CF Convention for Provenance

List from the CF

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-|History=The Atmospheric Chemistry Names activity was initiated by an ''ad hoc'' virtual workgroup in 2006 in order to construct new CF standard_names for air chemistry and aerosols. The names were submitted to the  [[http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata CF mailing list]] for approval and approves in 2008. The workspace for the virtual workgroup was the ESIP wiki, and coordinated by [[User:ChristianeTextor|ChristianeTextor]] and involves many other [[CFpeople|people]], and more!.
+|History=The naming activity was initiated in 2006 and coordinated by [[User:ChristianeTextor|ChristianeTextor]]. An ''ad hoc'' [[CFpeople|vitual workgroup]] constructed and [[Talk:Air_Quality/Chemistry_Naming_Conventions| discussed]]    the new CF standard_names for air chemistry and aerosols using a [[Air_Quality/Chemistry_Naming_Conventions| wiki workspace]]. The names were submitted to the [[http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-CF Community]] for approval and added the CF Names table in 2007. The extension of standards names list to include observational and other atmospheric chemistry parameters awaits new community initiatives.
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