Difference between revisions of "CF Standard Names - Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol"

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The Standard Name Table is maintained through the metadata mailing list. As of April 7, 2006, the 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

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. Rhusar 22:12, 18 April 2006 (CDT)

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 Among the 'Other' registered standard names one finds a handful of names relevant to air chemistry/air quality:
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   height="17" width="428">atmosphere_content_of_sulfate_aerosol</td>
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-  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 59pt;"
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   height="17" width="428">atmosphere_sulfate_content</td>
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-  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 59pt;"
-  width="80">kg m-2</td>
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   height="17" width="428">mass_concentration_of_sulfate_aerosol_in_air</td>
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-  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 59pt;"
-  width="80">kg m-3</td>
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   height="17" width="428">biomass_burning_carbon_flux&nbsp;??
 aerosol&nbsp;? gas&nbsp;?<span style="">&nbsp;</span></td>
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-  width="80">kg m-2 s-1</td>
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-       <td class="xl27"
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   height="51" width="428">mass_fraction_of_dimethyl_sulfide_in_air</td>
-       <td class="xl27"
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+  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 59pt;"
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-"Aerosol" means the suspended liquid or solid particles in air (except
-cloud droplets).<span style="">&nbsp;</span></td>
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+       <td class="xl26"
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- style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
- width="374">"Content" indicates a quantity per unit area.
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-specified levels in the atmosphere, standard names including
-content_of_atmosphere_layer are used.</td>
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+  height="102" width="428">mass_fraction_of_sulfur_dioxide_in_air</td>
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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: 59pt;"
-  width="80">&nbsp;1</td>
+  width="79">&nbsp;1</td>
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- 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>
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   style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
   height="17" 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: 59pt;"
-  width="80">&nbsp;1</td>
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- width="374">&nbsp;</td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
-       <td class="xl27"
+       <td class="xl26"
   style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
   height="17" 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: 59pt;"
-  width="80">Pa</td>
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- width="111">m</td>
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- width="374">&nbsp;</td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
-       <td class="xl27"
+       <td class="xl26"
   style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
   height="17" width="428">equivalent_thickness_at_stp_of_atmosphere_ozone_content</td>
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- width="80">m</td>
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- x:num="1" width="111">1,00E+00</td>
        <td class="xl26"
-  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
+  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 59pt;"
-  width="374">&nbsp;</td>
+  width="79">m</td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
-       <td class="xl27"
+       <td class="xl26"
   style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
   height="17" width="428">mass_fraction_of_ozone_in_air</td>
        <td class="xl24"
-  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 59pt;"
-  x:num="1" width="80">1,00E+00</td>
+  x:num="1" width="79">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="xl26"
- style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 281pt;"
- width="374">&nbsp;</td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
-       <td class="xl27"
+       <td class="xl26"
   style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
   height="17" width="428">mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air</td>
        <td class="xl24"
-  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 60pt;"
+  style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 59pt;"
-  x:num="1" width="80">1,00E+00</td>
+  x:num="1" width="79">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 style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
-       <td class="xl27"
+       <td class="xl26"
   style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
   height="17" 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: 59pt;"
-  width="80">kg m-2</td>
+  width="79">kg 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 style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
-       <td class="xl27"
+       <td class="xl26"
   style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
   height="17" 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: 59pt;"
-  width="80">mol s-2 s-1</td>
+  width="79">mol 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 style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34">
-       <td class="xl27"
+       <td class="xl26"
   style="border-top: medium none; height: 25.5pt; width: 321pt;"
   height="34" 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: 59pt;"
-  width="80">kg/kg moist air</td>
+  width="79">kg/kg 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>
      </tr>
      <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
-       <td class="xl27"
+       <td class="xl26"
   style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
   height="17" width="428">humidity_mixing_ratio</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: 59pt;"
-  width="80">kg/kg dry air</td>
+  width="79">kg/kg dry 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>
      </tr>
      <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
-       <td class="xl27"
+       <td class="xl26"
   style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt; width: 321pt;"
   height="17" width="428">atmosphere_water_vapor_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: 59pt;"
-  width="80">kg m-2</td>
+  width="79">kg m-2</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>
      </tr>
+  </tbody>
 </table>
 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)