The subject of my posting yesterday should have been "ocean absorption of shortwave energy". Sorry! Here's the same posting again with the right subject. Jonathan
Dear all Steve Griffies and I propose a new standard name net_rate_of_absorption_of_shortwave_energy_in_ocean_layer in W m-2. This is analogous to and can have the same definition as the existing name net_rate_of_absorption_of_shortwave_energy_in_atmosphere_layer. "shortwave" means shortwave radiation. "Layer" means any layer with upper and lower boundaries that have constant values in some vertical coordinate. There must be a vertical coordinate variable indicating the extent of the layer(s). If the layers are model layers, the vertical coordinate can be model_level_number, but it is recommended to specify a physical coordinate (in a scalar or auxiliary coordinate variable) as well. Net absorbed radiation is the difference between absorbed and emitted radiation. This name is needed for an OMIP diagnostic for CMIP6. Cheers Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
