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Go back to [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Air_Quality/Chemistry_Naming_Conventions Start page for Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names] PLEASE DO NOT USE THE NAVIGATION BAR ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE!
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The [http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/eaton/cf-metadata/standard_name.html Standard Name Table] is maintained through the  [http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata metadata mailing list]. As of April 7, 2006, the table contained 755 standard names, roughly categorized fields:
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The [http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/eaton/cf-metadata/standard_name.html Standard Name Table] is maintained through the  [http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata metadata mailing list]. Given the formal concensus-based procedure and the broad acceptance of the CF conventions in the met/ocean communities, it is a very attractive model for creating an Air Chemistry extension to the exisiting Standard Names.
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As of April 7, 2006, the CF table contained 755 standard names, roughly categorized fields:
  
 
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Among the 'Other' registered standard names one finds a handful of names relevant to air chemistry/air quality:  
 
Among the 'Other' registered standard names one finds a handful of names relevant to air chemistry/air quality:  
 
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<table style="height: 566px; width: 534px;"
aerosol_angstrom_exponent<br>
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  border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2">
atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_aerosol<br>
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      <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
atmosphere_sulfate_content<br>
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      <td class="xl25" style="height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
biomass_burning_carbon_flux<br>
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  height="26" width="428"><b>CF standard name</b></td>
mass_concentration_of_sulfate_aerosol_in_air<br>
 
mass_fraction_of_dimethyl_sulfide_in_air<br>
 
mass_fraction_of_ozone_in_air<br>
 
mass_fraction_of_sulfur_dioxide_in_air<br>
 
mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air<br>
 
 
 
Given the formal concensus-based procedues and the broad acceptance of the CF convnentions in the met/ocean communities, it is a very attractive model for creating an Air Chemistry extention to the exisiting Standard Names. [[User:Rhusar|Rhusar]] 22:12, 18 April 2006 (CDT)
 
 
 
 
 
<table
 
style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 994px; height: 621px;"
 
  x:str="" border="2" cellpadding="2"
 
cellspacing="2">
 
  <col style="width: 321pt;" width="428"> <col
 
style="width: 60pt;" width="80"> <col
 
style="width: 83pt;" width="111"> <col
 
  style="width: 281pt;" width="374"> <tbody>
 
    <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
 
 
       <td class="xl25"
 
       <td class="xl25"
style="height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt; font-weight: bold;">CF
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  style="border-left: medium none; width: 100px;"><b>canonical
standard name</td>
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unit</b></td>
      <td class="xl25"
 
  style="border-left: medium none; width: 60pt; font-weight: bold;"
 
width="80">&nbsp;</td>
 
      <td class="xl25"
 
style="border-left: medium none; width: 83pt; font-weight: bold;"
 
width="111">canonical unit</td>
 
      <td class="xl25"
 
style="border-left: medium none; width: 281pt; font-weight: bold;"
 
width="374">note</td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
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       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
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  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;">aerosol_angstrom_exponent</td>
height="17" width="428">aerosol_angstrom_exponent</td>
 
 
       <td class="xl24"
 
       <td class="xl24"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
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  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;"
  x:num="1" width="80">1,00E+00</td>
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  x:num="1">1,00E+00</td>
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
x:num="1" width="111">1,00E+00</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374">&nbsp;</td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
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       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
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  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="17" width="428">atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_aerosol</td>
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  height="26" width="428">atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_aerosol</td>
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
 
x:num="1" width="80">1,00E+00</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
width="111">&nbsp;</td>
 
 
       <td class="xl24"
 
       <td class="xl24"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
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  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;"
  width="374">&nbsp;</td>
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  x:num="1">1,00E+00</td>
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
+
     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="17" width="428">atmosphere_content_of_sulfate_aerosol</td>
+
  height="26" width="428">atmosphere_content_of_sulfate_aerosol</td>
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">kg
width="80">kg m-2</td>
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m-2</td>
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
width="111">&nbsp;</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374">&nbsp;</td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="17" width="428">atmosphere_sulfate_content</td>
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  height="26" width="428">atmosphere_sulfate_content</td>
       <td class="xl27"
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       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">kg
width="80">kg m-2</td>
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m-2</td>
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
width="111">&nbsp;</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374">&nbsp;</td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
+
     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="17" width="428">mass_concentration_of_sulfate_aerosol_in_air</td>
+
  height="26" width="428">mass_concentration_of_sulfate_aerosol_in_air</td>
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">kg
width="80">kg m-3</td>
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m-3</td>
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
width="111">&nbsp;</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374">&nbsp;</td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
 
  x:str="biomass_burning_carbon_flux&nbsp;?? aerosol&nbsp;? gas&nbsp;? "
 
  x:str="biomass_burning_carbon_flux&nbsp;?? aerosol&nbsp;? gas&nbsp;? "
  height="17" width="428">biomass_burning_carbon_flux&nbsp;??
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  height="26" width="428">biomass_burning_carbon_flux&nbsp;??
 
aerosol&nbsp;? gas&nbsp;?<span style="">&nbsp;</span></td>
 
aerosol&nbsp;? gas&nbsp;?<span style="">&nbsp;</span></td>
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">kg
width="80">kg m-2 s-1</td>
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m-2 s-1</td>
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
width="111">&nbsp;</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374">&nbsp;</td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 38.25pt;" height="51">
+
     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 38.25pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="51" width="428">mass_fraction_of_dimethyl_sulfide_in_air</td>
+
  height="26" width="428">mass_fraction_of_dimethyl_sulfide_in_air</td>
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">&nbsp;1</td>
width="80">&nbsp;1</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
width="111">kg m-2</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
x:str="&quot;Content&quot; indicates a quantity per unit area. &quot;Aerosol&quot; means the suspended liquid or solid particles in air (except cloud droplets). "
 
width="374">"Content" indicates a quantity per unit area.
 
"Aerosol" means the suspended liquid or solid particles in air (except
 
cloud droplets).<span style="">&nbsp;</span></td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 63.75pt;" height="85">
+
     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 63.75pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="85" width="428">mass_fraction_of_ozone_in_air</td>
+
  height="26" width="428">mass_fraction_of_ozone_in_air</td>
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">&nbsp;1</td>
width="80">&nbsp;1</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
width="111">kg m-2</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374">"Content" indicates a quantity per unit area.
 
The "atmosphere content" of a quantity refers to the vertical integral
 
from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. For the content between
 
specified levels in the atmosphere, standard names including
 
content_of_atmosphere_layer are used.</td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 51pt;" height="68">
+
     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 51pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="68" width="428">mass_fraction_of_sulfur_dioxide_in_air</td>
+
  height="26" width="428">mass_fraction_of_sulfur_dioxide_in_air</td>
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">&nbsp;1</td>
width="80">&nbsp;1</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
width="111">kg m-3</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374">Mass concentration means mass per unit volume
 
and is used in the construction mass_concentration_of_X_in_Y, where X
 
is a material constituent of Y. "Aerosol" means the suspended liquid or
 
solid particles in air (except cloud droplets).</td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
+
     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="17" width="428">mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air</td>
+
  height="26" width="428">mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air</td>
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">&nbsp;1</td>
width="80">&nbsp;1</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
width="111">Pa</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374">&nbsp;</td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
+
     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="17" width="428">equivalent_pressure_of_atmosphere_ozone_content</td>
+
  height="26" width="428">equivalent_pressure_of_atmosphere_ozone_content</td>
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">Pa</td>
width="80">Pa</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
width="111">m</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374">&nbsp;</td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
+
     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="17" width="428">equivalent_thickness_at_stp_of_atmosphere_ozone_content</td>
+
  height="26" width="428">equivalent_thickness_at_stp_of_atmosphere_ozone_content</td>
      <td class="xl27"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
 
width="80">m</td>
 
      <td class="xl24"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
x:num="1" width="111">1,00E+00</td>
 
 
       <td class="xl26"
 
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">m</td>
width="374">&nbsp;</td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
+
     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="17" width="428">mass_fraction_of_ozone_in_air</td>
+
  height="26" width="428">mass_fraction_of_ozone_in_air</td>
 
       <td class="xl24"
 
       <td class="xl24"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;"
  x:num="1" width="80">1,00E+00</td>
+
  x:num="1">1,00E+00</td>
      <td class="xl24"
+
    </tr>
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
+
    <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
x:num="1" width="111">1,00E+00</td>
 
 
       <td class="xl26"
 
       <td class="xl26"
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;">mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air</td>
width="374">&nbsp;</td>
 
    </tr>
 
    <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
 
      <td class="xl27"
 
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
 
height="17" width="428">mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air</td>
 
 
       <td class="xl24"
 
       <td class="xl24"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;"
  x:num="1" width="80">1,00E+00</td>
+
  x:num="1">1,00E+00</td>
      <td class="xl27"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
width="111">kg m-2</td>
 
      <td class="xl28"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374"><u style="visibility: hidden;">&nbsp;</u></td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
+
     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="17" width="428">atmosphere_water_content</td>
+
  height="26" width="428">atmosphere_water_content</td>
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">kg
width="80">kg m-2</td>
+
m-2</td>
      <td class="xl27"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
width="111">kg m-2</td>
 
      <td class="xl28"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374"><u style="visibility: hidden;">&nbsp;</u></td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
+
     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="17" width="428">surface_carbon_dioxide_mole_flux</td>
+
  height="26" width="428">surface_carbon_dioxide_mole_flux</td>
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">mol
width="80">mol s-2 s-1</td>
+
s-2 s-1</td>
      <td class="xl27"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
x:num="" width="111">1</td>
 
      <td class="xl28"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374"><u style="visibility: hidden;">&nbsp;</u></td>
 
 
     </tr>
 
     </tr>
     <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34">
+
     <tr style="height: 20.1pt;" height="26">
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 25.5pt; width: 321pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="34" width="428">specific_humidity</td>
+
  height="26" width="428">specific_humidity</td>
       <td class="xl27"
+
       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">kg/kg
width="80">kg/kg moist air</td>
+
moist air</td>
      <td class="xl27"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
width="111">&nbsp;</td>
 
      <td class="xl28"
 
style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374"><u style="visibility: hidden;">&nbsp;</u></td>
 
 
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       <td class="xl27"
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       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
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  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="17" width="428">humidity_mixing_ratio</td>
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  height="26" width="428">humidity_mixing_ratio</td>
       <td class="xl27"
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       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
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  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">kg/kg
width="80">kg/kg dry air</td>
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dry air</td>
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style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
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style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
width="374"><u style="visibility: hidden;">&nbsp;</u></td>
 
 
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     <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
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       <td class="xl27"
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       <td class="xl26"
  style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
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  style="border-top: medium none; height: 20.1pt; width: 321pt;"
  height="17" width="428">atmosphere_water_vapor_content</td>
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  height="26" width="428">atmosphere_water_vapor_content</td>
       <td class="xl27"
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       <td class="xl26"
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  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 100px;">kg
width="80">kg m-2</td>
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m-2</td>
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style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 83pt;"
 
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style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
 
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[[User:Rhusar|Rhusar]] 22:12, 18 April 2006 (CDT)

Latest revision as of 11:04, July 7, 2006

Go back to Start page for Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Names PLEASE DO NOT USE THE NAVIGATION BAR ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE!


The Standard Name Table is maintained through the metadata mailing list. Given the formal concensus-based procedure and the broad acceptance of the CF conventions in the met/ocean communities, it is a very attractive model for creating an Air Chemistry extension to the exisiting Standard Names.

As of April 7, 2006, the CF table contained 755 standard names, roughly categorized fields:

  • Radiation 129
  • Hydrology 128
  • Surface 114
  • Atmosphere Dynamics 95
  • Cloud 41
  • Sea Ice 30
  • Ocean Dynamics 17
  • Carbon Cycle 16
  • Other 185

*Total 755

Among the 'Other' registered standard names one finds a handful of names relevant to air chemistry/air quality:

CF standard name canonical unit
aerosol_angstrom_exponent 1,00E+00
atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_aerosol 1,00E+00
atmosphere_content_of_sulfate_aerosol kg m-2
atmosphere_sulfate_content kg m-2
mass_concentration_of_sulfate_aerosol_in_air kg m-3
biomass_burning_carbon_flux ?? aerosol ? gas ?  kg m-2 s-1
mass_fraction_of_dimethyl_sulfide_in_air  1
mass_fraction_of_ozone_in_air  1
mass_fraction_of_sulfur_dioxide_in_air  1
mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air  1
equivalent_pressure_of_atmosphere_ozone_content Pa
equivalent_thickness_at_stp_of_atmosphere_ozone_content m
mass_fraction_of_ozone_in_air 1,00E+00
mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air 1,00E+00
atmosphere_water_content kg m-2
surface_carbon_dioxide_mole_flux mol s-2 s-1
specific_humidity kg/kg moist air
humidity_mixing_ratio kg/kg dry air
atmosphere_water_vapor_content kg m-2
Rhusar 22:12, 18 April 2006 (CDT)