CF folks, There are a bunch of hydrology standard_names, but none that seem appropriate for one of the most common quantities, plain old "river discharge".
We currently have "water_volume_transport_into_sea_water_from_rivers" with the right units "m3/s", but in the CF Standard Name list, but this name is described as: "Water means water in all phases. The water flux or volume transport into sea water from rivers is the inflow to the ocean, often applied to the surface in ocean models." How about a new standard_name called: "water_volume_transport_in_river_channel" with canonical units "m3/s" ? Thanks, Rich -- Dr. Richard P. Signell (508) 457-2229 USGS, 384 Woods Hole Rd. Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598 _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
