Dear Roy and Jonathan, As I speak english like a spanish cow (it's a French expression..), I never imagined this issue :) I understand what you mean.
Content means "a quantity per unit area". I do not know how weird it can be to read something like 'content of icebergs', I prefer let you decide on this. Cheers Olivier. -----Message d'origine----- De : Lowry, Roy K. [mailto:r...@bodc.ac.uk] Envoyé : jeudi 2 décembre 2010 14:53 À : Jonathan Gregory; Lauret Olivier Cc : Laurence Crosnier; cf-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu; Cristina Tronconi; Bruce Hackett; o.go...@met.no; Thomas LOUBRIEU; Lia Santoleri; Philippe Garnesson Objet : RE: [CF-metadata] Standard name request for ocean colour and iceberg concentration Hello Jonathan, I had the same gut reaction as you and almost came up with the same response until I read the definition "Content indicates a quantity per unit area" on 369 Standard Names. So, perhaps Olivier is being consistent and tha handful of 'per_unit_area" Standard Names are not. Cheers, Roy. -----Original Message----- From: cf-metadata-boun...@cgd.ucar.edu [mailto:cf-metadata-boun...@cgd.ucar.edu] On Behalf Of Jonathan Gregory Sent: 02 December 2010 13:44 To: Lauret Olivier Cc: Laurence Crosnier; cf-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu; Cristina Tronconi; Bruce Hackett; o.go...@met.no; Thomas LOUBRIEU; Lia Santoleri; Philippe Garnesson Subject: [CF-metadata] Standard name request for ocean colour and iceberg concentration Dear Olivier > number_content_of_icebergs (m-2) That is consistent with existing names and makes sense but it's a bit surprising, don't you think? Because icebergs are so large, it doesn't seem obvious to talk about the number content of them; that idea is more applicable to microscopic objects. It would feel more natural to me to name this number_of_icebergs_per_unit_area We already use the phrase per_unit_area in other names as well. Cheers Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata -- This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only NERC is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the contents of this email and any reply you make may be disclosed by NERC unless it is exempt from release under the Act. Any material supplied to NERC may be stored in an electronic records management system. Cliquez sur l'url suivante https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/cbWO0Lvnko3TndxI!oX7Uo9cpkuWnNqkKrR6OcVQ9eAGQmSwB5Id1MMGHQOqPOYG8hzVgSrfxsOzpFBU8KFm0g== si ce message est indésirable (pourriel). _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
