Hi Please do not use the word bulk when referring to sst. The correct term is SSTdepth. This was extensively discussed previously Regards Craig
Sent from my iPhone -- Dr Craig Donlon Principal Scientist for Oceans and Ice ESA/ESTEC (EOP-SME) Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk The Netherlands t: +31 (0)715 653687 f: +31 (0)715 655675 e: craig.don...@esa.int m:+31 (0)627 013244 Skype ID:crazit On 26 Nov 2011, at 04:59, John Graybeal <jbgrayb...@mindspring.com> wrote: > Alison, > > You do impressive work. > > On Nov 25, 2011, at 12:03, <alison.pamm...@stfc.ac.uk> > <alison.pamm...@stfc.ac.uk> wrote: > >> (b) sea_water_temperature >> There is agreement to retain the standard name sea_water_temperature as this >> is useful particularly for observations. It currently has no explanatory >> text. In response to the discussion I propose to add the following sentence: >> 'Sea temperature is the in situ (bulk) temperature of the sea water, not the >> surface or skin temperature.' > > In the proposed definition, do you mean to say 'Sea water temperature is ...' > ? > > Regarding the existing salinity quantities, the straightforward conclusion > (though not implementation) is to make parallel changes to those quantities, > and add parallel quantities at least for sea_water_practical_salinity, on the > assumption that the users of the original quantities would need the > replacement and practical is a likely replacement (I'm guessing here). > > However, to a degree this violates the 'wait for demand' principal of CF. A > solution might be to put out the question, for each original quantity > together with each new salinity (practical, absolute, preformed) "Do you need > this value, and if so, would you suggest a correction to the definition?" > Those with the needs could check the appropriate boxes, and you could > backfill any others that are needed later. > > John > > > > > John Graybeal <mailto:jgrayb...@ucsd.edu> > phone: 858-534-2162 > Product Manager > Ocean Observatories Initiative Cyberinfrastructure Project: > http://ci.oceanobservatories.org > Marine Metadata Interoperability Project: http://marinemetadata.org > > _______________________________________________ > CF-metadata mailing list > CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
