The use of 'gravitational_settling' is fine with me too.
Best regards,
Bert
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Tomoo Ogura wrote:
Hi Philip,
I agree with your proposals.
I think it's a good idea to adopt an existing phrase for std_names
that fits our needs - thanks for letting me know this.
Best wishes,
Tomoo
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cameron-smith, Philip"
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To: "Tomoo Ogura" <og...@nies.go.jp>; "Bert Jagers"
<bert.jag...@deltares.nl>; "Jonathan Gregory" <j.m.greg...@reading.ac.uk>
Cc: "Jennifer Kay" <jen...@ucar.edu>; "Yoko Tsushima"
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Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:15 AM
Subject: RE: [CF-metadata] Proposal for new standard names - use
of"sedimentation"
Thanks, Bert.
I am embarrassed to say that I didn't notice/remember/discover that CF
already has the term/phrase we need until your email. It is:
gravitational_settling
This is used in 6 std_names, and has the meaning that we want,
although the distinction/overlap with precipitation was never
discussed, presumably because these std_names were connected to
movement of aerosols.
An example of one of the existing std_names is:
tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_black_carbon_dry_aerosol_due_to_gravitational_settling
Hence, I propose that we replace 'sedimentation' with 'gravitational
settling' in your std_names for cloud drops.
I further propose that we still add text to the descriptions that
clearly distinguishes 'gravitational_settling' from 'precipitation'
along the lines you previously proposed.
As a footnote for the grammar discussion in another thread: I would
have been more likely to discover the 'gravitational_settling' term if
CF was using a grammar-vocabulary system.
Best wishes,
Philip
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