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 ?


Construction
Compartement proposed CF name unit remark
atmosphere atmosphere
in air in_air
in sea water in_sea_water
in troposphere in_troposphere
in stratosphere in_stratosphere
within clouds in_cloudwater
Spatial information
from stratosphere from_stratosphere
tropospheric column tropospheric_column
at surface at_surface
surface surface
concentration/mixing ratio/column CF standard name unit
vertically integrated mass column content=column, should not be used any longer, not self-explaining
gases mole_fraction_of_X_compartment ppv, 1
aerosols mass mass_concentration_of_X_compartment kg/m3
aerosols number number_concentration_of_X_compartment 1/m3
Fluxes [species-unit/second]
turbulent dry deposition turdry_deposition_flux_of_X_compartment different for aerosols and gases, see below
seddry deposition seddry_deposition_flux_of_X_compartment different for aerosols and gases, see below
dry deposition (dry=turdry+seddry) dry_deposition_flux_of_X_compartment different for aerosols and gases, see below
emission emission_flux_of_X_compartment different for aerosols and gases, see below
chemical production chemical_gross_production_of_X_compartment different for aerosols and gases, see below
chemical destruction chemical_destruction_of_X_compartment different for aerosols and gases, see below
net chemical production chemical_net_production_of_X_compartment 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
turdry_deposition_flux_of_A_at_surface kg/m2/s
seddry_deposition_flux_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
optical properties / forcing
aerosol optical depth (X_aerosol) optical_depth_due_to_X 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
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


Table 3: Proposed names for chemistry and aerosols

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Proposed Standard names
CF Standard_name Canonical unit
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)
lumped species
volume mixing ratio of paraffinic carbon bonds mole_fraction_of_paraffinic_carbon_bonds_in_air 1 (ppv)
volume mixing ratio of olefinic carbon bonds mole_fraction_of_olefinic_carbon_bonds_in_air 1 (ppv)
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

" | 1/(m2s)= molecules/(m2s)"

wet deposition of nitric acid, HNO3 wet_deposition_flux_of_nitric_acid_at_surface

" | 1/(m2s)= molecules/(m2s)"

chemical_net_production_of_ozone_atmosphere 1/s=(ppv/s)
gross chemical production rate of ozone in the gas phase chemical_gross_production_of_ozone_in_air 1/s=(ppv/s)
chemical loss rate of ozone due to gas phase reactions chemical_loss_of_ozone_in_air 1/s=(ppv/s)
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
ammoniumsulfate aerosol ((NH4)2SO4) mass_concentration_of_ammonium_sulfate_aerosol_in_air kg/m3
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 kgS/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 kgC/m2/s
dry deposition of black carbon at the surface 2D dry_deposition_flux_of_black_carbon_at_surface kgC/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 kgS/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 kgC/m2/s
wet deposition of black carbon at the surface 2D wet_deposition_flux_of_black_carbon_at_surface kgC/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 kgS/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 kgC/m2/s
emission of black carbon at the surface 2D emission_flux_of_black_carbon_at_surface kgC/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 emission_flux_of_sulfate_in _the_atmosphere kgS/m3/s
emission of orbanic carbon in the atmosphere 3D emission_flux_of_organic_carbon_in _the_atmosphere kgC/m3/s
emission of black carbon in the atmosphere 3D emission_flux_of_black_carbon_in _the_atmosphere kgC/m3/s
chemical production rate of sulfate atmosphere_chemical_production_of_sulfate * 1/s (kg/s)
chemical loss rate of SO2 atmosphere_chemical_loss_of_sulfur_dioxide * 1/s (kg/s)
sulfate aerosol optical depth sulfate_aerosol_optical_depth 1
black carbon aerosol optical depth black_carbon_aerosol_optical_depth 1
organic carbon aerosol optical depth organic_carbon_aerosol_optical_depth 1
dust aerosol optical depth dust_aerosol_optical_depth 1
seasalt aerosol optical depth seasalt_aerosol_optical_depth 1
aerosol water mass_concentration_of_aerosol_water kg/m3