CF Standard Names - Discussed Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms
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Currently Proposed Names[edit | edit source]
This may be a page of the latest list of proposed air chemistry names.
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Standard Name Table[edit | edit source]
| Standard Name | Canonical Units | GRIB | PCMDI |
|---|---|---|---|
| aerosol_angstrom_exponent | 1 | ||
| air_density | kg m-3 | ||
| air_potential_temperature | K | 13 | theta |
| R4,C1 | R4,C2 | R4,C3 | R4,C4 |
| R5,C1 | R5,C2 | R5,C3 | R5,C4 |
| R6,C1 | R6,C2 | R6,C3 | R6,C4 |
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| PRISM proposals in black, new suggestion in blue | |||
| CF species_name | Species | Chemical formula | Remarks |
| gases | |||
| carbon_dioxide alias co2 | Carbon dioxide * | CO2 | * already defined in CF |
| ozone alias: o3 | Ozone ** | O3 | ** used both in the atmosphere and the ocean (O3, DMS) |
| 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 carbon bonds | alkanic carbon bonds | |
| olefinic_carbon_bonds | olefinic carbon bonds | alkenic carbon bonds | |
| aldehydes_higher_than_2 | acetaldehyde and higher aldehydes, | ||
| aldehydes with more than one C atom, RCHO | |||
| 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_aerosol | organic_carbon_aerosol_from_terpenes | ? | organic_carbon_from_terpenes (aerosol is a compartment) |
| organic_carbon_aerosol | organic_carbon | OC | |
| hydrophilic_organic_carbon_aerosol | hydrophilic_organic_carbon | OC | |
| hydrophobic_organic_carbon_aerosol | hydrophobic_organic_carbon | OC | |
| sulfate_aerosol | sulfate | SO4(2-) | what is the cation? |
| nitrate_aerosol | nitrate | NO3(-) | what is the cation? |
| 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 |
