CF Standard Names - Discussed Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Terms

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  • first version 22 May 2006
  • updated 2 June 2006
  • updated 2 June 2006

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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 ?

Table 1

width="254">  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_production_of_G_in_air 1/s=(ppv/s)      chemical_loss_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_sedimentation_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_production_of_A_in_air kg/m3/s     chemical_loss_of_A_in_air kg/m3/s                   optical properties / forcing               aerosol optical depth (X_aerosol) atmosphere_X_optical_depth

X_optical_depth

optical_depth_due_to_X 1 atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_X

CF def!:
1) very long name, 2) does not fit with cloud_optical_depth, 3) is

there any opt. depth not in the atmosphere?

Table 2: Species

PRISM proposals in black,

new suggestions 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_from_terpenes
_aerosol_as_mass_of_organic_carbon
organic carbon aerosol from terpenes in kg OC ? organic_carbon_from_terpenes

(aerosol is a

compartment)
organic_carbon_aerosol
_as_mass_of_organic_carbon
organic carbon in kg OC OC  
hydrophilic_organic_carbon
_aerosol_as_mass_of_organic_carbon
hydrophilic organic carbon in kg OC OC  
hydrophobic_organic_carbon
_aerosol_as_mass_of_organic_carbon
hydrophobic organic carbon in kg OC OC  
sulfate_aerosol_as_mass_of_sulfate sulfate SO4(2-) what is the cation?
nitrate_aerosol_as_mass_of_nitrate nitrate NO3(-) what is the cation?
ammonium_aerosol ammonium_as_mass_of_??? NH4(+)  
ammonium_sulfate_aerosol ammonium_sulfate (NH4)2SO4 do we need sulfate and ammonium sulfate?
aerosol total dry aerosol   should be the sum of all individual components without aerosol water
aerosol water  aerosol water     
conversion_factor_OC_POM_aerosol conversion

factor organic carbon to particulate

organic carbon (including all other atoms)
   


Table 3: Proposed names for chemistry and aerosols

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Proposed Standard names PRISM

proposals in black,

new suggestions in blue
   
       
  CF Standard_name Canonical unit remarks
gas phase species      
volume mixing ratio of ozone, O3 mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of nitrogen oxide, NO mole_fraction_of_nitrogen_oxide_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of hydrogen peroxide, H2O2 mole_fraction_of_hydrogen_peroxide_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of methane, CH4 mole_fraction_of_methane_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of carbon monoxide, CO mole_fraction_of_carbon_monoxide_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of nitric acid, HNO3 mole_fraction_of_nitric_acid_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of methyl hydrogen peroxide, CH3O2H mole_fraction_of_methyl_hydrogen_peroxide_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of formaldehyde, CH2O mole_fraction_of_formaldehyde_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of peroxy acetyl nitrate, PAN, CH3COO2NO2 mole_fraction_of_peroxy_acetyl_nitrate_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of sulfur dioxide, SO2 mole_fraction_of_sulfur_dioxide_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of dimethyl sulfide, DMS, CH3SCH3 mole_fraction_of_dimethyl_sulfide_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of ammonia, NH3 mole_fraction_of_ammonia_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of ammonium, NH4 mole_fraction_of_ammonium_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of methane sulfonic acid, MSA, CH3SO2OH mole_fraction_of_methane_sulfonic_acid_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of the hydroperoxy radical, HO2 mole_fraction_of_hydroperoxy_radical_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of the methyl peroxy radical, CH3O2 mole_fraction_of_methyl_peroxy_radical_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of the hydroxy radical, hydroxyl, OH mole_fraction_of_hydroxyl_radical_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of nitrogen dioxide, NO2 mole_fraction_of_nitrogen_dioxide_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of the nitrate radical, NO3 mole_fraction_of_nitrate_radical_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of dinitrogen pentoxide, N2O5 mole_fraction_of_dinitrogen_pentoxide_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of nitric acid, HNO3 mole_fraction_of_nitric_acid_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of peroxy nitric acid, HNO4 mole_fraction_of_peroxy_nitric_acid_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of the peroxy acetyl radical, C2O3 mole_fraction_of_peroxy_acetyl_radical_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of the oxygen radical in the 1D excited state, O(1D) mole_fraction_of_oxygen_radical_in_1D_state_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of ethane, C2H6 mole_fraction_of_ethane_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of ethene, C2H4 (aka ethylene) mole_fraction_of_ethene_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of acetylene, C2H2 mole_fraction_of_acetylene_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of propane, C3H8 mole_fraction_of_propane_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of propene, C3H6 mole_fraction_of_propene_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of acetone, C3H6O mole_fraction_of_acetone_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of butane, C4H10 mole_fraction_of_butane_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of methyl_glyoxal, CH3COCOH mole_fraction_of_methyl_glyoxal_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of isoprene, C5H8 mole_fraction_of_isoprene_in_air 1 (ppv)  
       
derived:      
volume mixing ratio of ozone from the stratosphere mole_fraction_of_ozone_from_stratosphere_in troposphere 1 (ppv) mole_fraction_of_stratospheric_ozone

is

ambigous: in the troposphere?  
       
lumped species (modified CBMiv)      
volume mixing ratio of paraffinic carbon bonds mole_fraction_of_alkanic_carbon_bonds_in_air 1 (ppv) mole_fraction_of_paraffinic_carbon_bonds_in_air
volume mixing ratio of olefinic carbon bonds mole_fraction_of_alkenic_carbon_bonds_in_air 1 (ppv) mole_fraction_of_olefinic_carbon_bonds_in_air
volume mixing ratio of acetaldehyde and higher aldehydes, mole_fraction_of_aldehydes_higher_than_2_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of aldehydes with more than one C atom, RCHO  
volume mixing ratio of lumped higher organic peroxides, ROOH mole_fraction_of_organic_peroxides_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of lumped alkyl nitrates, organic nitrates, RNO3 mole_fraction_of_organic_nitrates_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of the secondary_organic_oxy_radical, ROR mole_fraction_of_secondary_organic_oxy_radical_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of alkyl peroxy radicals, XO2 mole_fraction_of_alkyl_peroxy_radical_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of XO2N (intermediate product of isoprene oxidation) mole_fraction_of_intermediate_product_of_isoprene_oxidation_in_air 1 (ppv)  
       
Families      
volume mixing ratio of NOx=NO+NO2 mole_fraction_of_nox_in_air 1 (ppv)  
volume mixing ratio of HOx=OH+HO2 mole_fraction_of_hox_in_air 1 (ppv)  
       
gases: fluxes/productions/emissions      
dry deposition of ozone dry_deposition_flux_due_to_turbulence_of_ozone
_at_surface_atmosphere
1/(m2s)=
molecules/(m2s)
PRISM

dry_deposition_flux_of_ozone, is the unit

ok?
wet deposition of nitric acid, HNO3 wet_deposition_flux_of_nitric_acid_at_surface
_atmosphere
1/(m2s)=
molecules/(m2s)
PRISM

wet_deposition_flux_of_nitric_acid

unit? consistency with nitrogen aerosols!?, is the unit ok?
net chemical production rate

of ozone

(production-loss)
net_ozone_production_atmosphere 1/s=(ppv/s)  PRISM

net_chemical_production_of_ozone_in_air,

1/s (ppbv/hr) 
chemical production rate of ozone chemical_production_of_ozone_in_air, does

this include heterogeneous reactions within cloud drops, or on particles? if not,

call it
atmosphere_chemical_production_of_ozone
1/s=(ppv/s)  PRISM

gross_chemical_production_of_ozone_in_air

1/s (ppbv/hr)
chemical loss rate of ozone chemical_loss_of_ozone_in_air 1/s=(ppv/s)  PRISM 1/s (ppbv/hr)
       
       
       
aerosols      
sulfate aerosol (SO4) mass_concentration_of_sulfate_aerosol_in_air kg/m3  
nitrate aerosol (NO3-) mass_concentration_of_nitrate_aerosol_in_air kg/m3 PRISM HNO3
ammoniumsulfate aerosol ((NH4)2SO4) mass_concentration_of_ammonium_sulfate_aerosol_in_air kg/m3 PRISM NH4SO4
seasalt aerosol mass_concentration_of_seasalt_aerosol_in_air kg/m3  
aerosol from terpenes mass_concentration_of_organic_carbon_aerosol_from_terpenes_in_air  kg/m3  
organic carbon aerosol mass_concentration_of_organic_carbon_aerosol_in_air  kg/m3  
hydrophilic organic carbon aerosol mass_concentration_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_aerosol_in_air kg/m3  
hydrophobic organic carbon aerosol mass_concentration_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_aerosol_in_air kg/m3  
black carbon aerosol mass_concentration_of_black_carbon_aerosol_in_air  kg/m3  
hydrophilic black carbon aerosol mass_concentration_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_aerosol_in_air kg/m3  
hydrophobic black carbon aerosol mass_concentration_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_aerosol_in_air kg/m3  
dust mass_concentration_of_dust_aerosol_in_air kg/m3  
       
aerosols: fluxes/productions/emissions      
dry deposition of sulfate at the surface 2D dry_deposition_flux_of_sulfate_at_surface kg/m2/s  
dry deposition of seasalt at the surface 2D dry_deposition_flux_of_seasalt_at_surface kg/m2/s  
dry deposition of orbanic carbon at the surface 2D dry_deposition_flux_of_orbanic_carbon_at_surface kg/m2/s  
dry deposition of black carbon at the surface 2D dry_deposition_flux_of_black_carbon_at_surface kg/m2/s  
dry deposition of dust at the surface 2D dry_deposition_flux_of_dust_at_surface kg/m2/s  
wet deposition of sulfate at the surface 2D wet_deposition_flux_of_sulfate_at_surface kg/m2/s  
wet deposition of seasalt at the surface 2D wet_deposition_flux_of_seasalt_at_surface kg/m2/s  
wet deposition of orbanic carbon at the surface 2D wet_deposition_flux_of_orbanic_carbon_at_surface kg/m2/s  
wet deposition of black carbon at the surface 2D wet_deposition_flux_of_black_carbon_at_surface kg/m2/s  
wet deposition of dust at the surface 2D wet_deposition_flux_of_dust_at_surface kg/m2/s  
emission of sulfate at the surface 2D emission_flux_of_sulfate_at_surface kg/m2/s  
emission of seasalt at the surface 2D emission_flux_of_seasalt_at_surface kg/m2/s  
emission of organic carbon at the surface 2D emission_flux_of_organic_carbon_at_surface kg/m2/s  
emission of black carbon at the surface 2D emission_flux_of_black_carbon_at_surface kg/m2/s  
emission of dust at the surface 2D emission_flux_of_dust_at_surface kg/m2/s  
emission of sulfate in the atmosphere 3D