CF Standard Names - Discussed Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms
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UNFINISHED - WORK IN PROGRESS Version update
- first version 22 May 2006
- updated 2 June 2006
- updated 2 June 2006
comments to ChristianeTextor are highly welcome! see also our discussion
Table 1: Concept of construction of new names
Table 1 provides the basic ideas of a concept for the construction of standard_names for aerosols and chemistry. The ideas in table 1 are mainly based on the PRISM project (Peter van Velthoven) see PRISM Standard Name Tables, latest Version, V 1.3
Remarks
- all forcing variables are still missing
- articles and prepositions should be avoided
- allways give atmosphere/ocean/soil?
- try to use SI units (e.g. not hours but seconds)
- how to distinguish ion - radicals, e.g. NO3 ?
| Construction | |||
| proposed CF name | |||
| Compartement | unit | remark | |
| atmosphere | atmosphere | ||
| in_air | in air | ||
| in_sea_water | in sea water | ||
| in_troposphere | in troposphere | ||
| in_stratosphere | in stratosphere | ||
| in_cloudwater | within clouds | ||
| Spatial information | |||
| from_stratosphere | from stratosphere | ||
| tropospheric_column | tropospheric column | ||
| at_surface | at surface | ||
| surface | surface | ||
| concentration/mixing ratio/column | unit | ||
| column | vertically integrated mass | kg/m2 | content=column, should not be used any longer, not self-explaining |
| mole_fraction_of_X_compartment | gases | ppv, 1 | |
| mass_concentration_of_X_compartment | aerosols mass | kg/m3 | |
| number_concentration_of_X_compartment | aerosols number | 1/m3 | |
| Fluxes | [species-unit/second] | ||
| dry_deposition_flux_due_to_turbulence_of_X_compartment | turbulent dry deposition | different for aerosols and gases, see below | |
| dry_deposition_flux_due_to_sedimentation_of_X_compartment | seddry deposition | different for aerosols and gases, see below | |
| dry_deposition_flux_of_X_compartment | dry deposition (dry=turdry+seddry) | different for aerosols and gases, see below | |
| emission_flux_of_X_compartment | emission | different for aerosols and gases, see below | |
| chemical_gross_production_of_X_compartment | chemical production | different for aerosols and gases, see below | |
| chemical_destruction_of_X_compartment | chemical destruction | different for aerosols and gases, see below | |
| chemical_net_production_of_X_compartment | net chemical production | different for aerosols and gases, see below | |
| gases G | |||
| dry_deposition_flux_of_G_at_surface | 1/(m2s)=molecules/(m2s) | ||
| wet_deposition_flux_of_G_at_surface | 1/(m2s)=molecules/(m2s) | ||
| chemical_gross_production_of_G_in_air | 1/s=(ppv/s) | ||
| chemical_loss_of_G_in_air | 1/s=(ppv/s) | ||
| chemical_net_production_of_G_in_air | 1/s=(ppv/s) | ||
| aerosols A | |||
| dry_deposition_flux_due_to_turbulence_of_A_at_surface | kg/m2/s | ||
| dry_deposition_flux_due_to_turbulence_of_A_at_surface | kg/m2/s | ||
| dry_deposition_flux_of_A_at_surface | kg/m2/s | ||
| wet_deposition_flux_of_A_at_surface | kg/m2/s | ||
| chemical_gross_production_of_A_in_air | kg/m3/s | ||
| chemical_loss_of_A_in_air | kg/m3/s | ||
| chemical_net_production_of_A_in_air | kg/m3/s | ||
| chemical_gross_production_of_A_atmosphere | kg/m3/s | ||
| chemical_loss_of_A_in_atmosphere | kg/m3/s | ||
| chemical_net_production_of_A_in_atmosphere | kg/m3/s | ||
| optical properties / forcing | |||
| optical_depth_due_to_X | aerosol optical depth (X_aerosol) | 1 | atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_X
is defined by CF, however: 1) very long name, 2) does not fit with cloud_optical_depth, 3) is there any opt. depth not in the atmosphere? therefore suggestion of this new name/alias" |
Table 2: Species
| Species | |||
| CF species_name | Species | Chemical formula | Remarks |
| gases | |||
| nitrogen_oxide | Nitrogen oxide | NO | |
| hydrogen_peroxide | Hydrogen peroxide | H2O2 | |
| methane | Methane | CH4 | |
| carbon_monoxide | Carbon monoxide | CO | |
| nitric_acid | Nitric acid | HNO3 | |
| methyl_hydrogen_peroxide | Methyl hydrogen peroxide | CH3O2H | |
| formaldehyde | Formaldehyde | CH2O | |
| peroxy_acetyl_nitrate | Peroxy acetyl nitrate (PAN) | CH3C(O)O2NO2 | |
| sulfur_dioxide | Sulfur dioxide | SO2 | |
| dimethyl_sulfide | Dimethyl sulfide (DMS) ** | CH3SCH3 | |
| ammonia | Ammonia | NH3 | |
| ammonium | Ammonium | NH4 | |
| methane_sulfonic_acid | Methane sulfonic acid (MSA) | CH3SO2OH | |
| hydroperoxy_radical | Hydroperoxy radical | HO2 | |
| methyl_peroxy_radical | Methyl peroxy radical | CH3O2 | |
| hydroxyl_radical | Hydroxyl radical (hydroxy radical) | OH | |
| nitrogen_dioxide | Nitrogen dioxide | NO2 | |
| nitrate_radical | Nitrate radical | NO3 | |
| dinitrogen_pentoxide | Dinitrogen pentoxide | N2O5 | |
| nitric_acid | Nitric acid | HNO3 | |
| peroxy_nitric_acid | Peroxy nitric acid | HNO4 | |
| peroxy_acetyl_radical | Peroxy acetyl radical | C2O3 | |
| oxygen_radical_in_1D_state | Oxygen radical in the 1D (excited) state | O(1-D) | |
| ethane | ethane | C2H6 | |
| ethylene | ethylene or ethene | C2H4 | |
| acetylene | acetylene | C2H2 | |
| propane | propane | C3H8 | |
| propene | propene | C3H6 | |
| acetone | acetone | C3H6O | |
| butane | butane | C4H10 | |
| methyl_glyoxal | Methyl glyoxal | CH3C(O)C(O)H | |
| isoprene | Isoprene, 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene | C5H8 | |
| lumped species (modified CBMiv) | Species | ||
| paraffinic_carbon_bonds | paraffinic (alkanic) carbon bonds | ||
| olefinic_carbon_bonds | olefinic (alkenic) carbon bonds | ||
| aldehydes_higher_than_2 | acetaldehyde and higher aldehydes, | ||
| organic_peroxides | lumped higher organic peroxides, ROOH | ||
| organic_nitrates | lumped alkyl nitrates, organic nitrates, RNO3 | ||
| secondary_organic_oxy_radical | the secondary_organic_oxy_radical, ROR | ||
| alkyl_peroxy_radical | alkyl peroxy radicals, XO2 | ||
| intermediate_product_of_isoprene_oxidation | XO2N (intermediate product of isoprene oxidation) | ||
| families | |||
| nox | NOx=NO+NO2 | ||
| hox | HOx=OH+HO2 | ||
| aerosols | extension _aerosol to distinguish from gases (e.g. NO3) radical in gas phase, from NO3 ion in aerosol | ||
| dust_aerosol | dust | ||
| seasalt_aerosol | seasalt | ||
| black carbon_aerosol | black carbon | BC | |
| hydrophilic_black carbon_aerosol | hydrophilic black carbon | BC | |
| hydrophobic_black carbon_aerosol | hydrophobic black carbon | BC | |
| organic_carbon_aerosol_from_terpenes_as_particulate_organic_matter_aerosol | organic carbon aerosol from terpenes | ? | |
| organic_carbon_as_particulate_organic_matter_aerosol | organic carbon | OC | |
| hydrophilic_organic_carbon_as_particulate_organic_matter_aerosol | hydrophilic organic carbon | OC | |
| hydrophobic_organic_carbon_as_particulate_organic_matter_aerosol | hydrophobic organic carbon | OC | |
| sulfate_as_sulfate_aerosol | sulfate | SO4(2-) | what is the cation? |
| nitrate_as_nitrate_aerosol | nitrate | NO3(-) | what is the cation? |
| ammonium_as_ammonium_aerosol | ammonium | NH4(+) | |
| ammonium_sulfate_aerosol | ammonium sulfate | (NH4)2SO4 | do we need sulfate and ammonium sulfate? |
| aerosol | total aerosol | ||
| aerosol water | aerosol water | ||
| conversion_factor_OC_POM_aerosol | conversion factor organic carbon to particulate organic carbon |
