Re: [CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume

2013-06-06 Thread Jonathan Gregory
Dear Roy I also failed to understand Jonathan's comment concerning an alias - spot measurements and depth-integrated measurements are very different quantities. My comment referred to units. If quantity X has units involving per m2 but does not say per_unit_area in its name, and then

[CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume

2013-06-05 Thread John Graybeal
I would like to request a CF standard name. Name: net_primary_productivity_of_carbon_per_unit_volume Units: kg m-3 s-1 Definition: Net primary productivity is the excess of gross_primary_producivity (rate of synthesis of biomass per unit volume from inorganic precursors by autotrophs, or

[CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume

2013-06-05 Thread Jonathan Gregory
...@marinexplore.com - From: John Graybeal john.grayb...@marinexplore.com Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 19:06:35 -0700 To: CF Metadata List cf-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1503) Subject: [CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume I would

Re: [CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume

2013-06-05 Thread Cameron-smith, Philip
...@marinexplore.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 07:06 PM To: CF Metadata List cf-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu Subject: [CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume I would like to request a CF standard name. Name: net_primary_productivity_of_carbon_per_unit_volume Units

Re: [CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume

2013-06-05 Thread Lowry, Roy K.
standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume I would like to request a CF standard name. Name: net_primary_productivity_of_carbon_per_unit_volume Units: kg m-3 s-1 Definition: Net primary productivity is the excess of gross_primary_producivity (rate of synthesis of biomass

Re: [CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume

2013-06-05 Thread John Graybeal
and responses. John From: Jonathan Gregory j.m.greg...@reading.ac.uk Subject: [CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume Date: June 5, 2013 7:53:25 AM PDT To: cf-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu Dear John I should think it would be helpful to add per unit volume

Re: [CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume

2013-06-05 Thread Lowry, Roy K.
and responses. John From: Jonathan Gregory j.m.greg...@reading.ac.uk Subject: [CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume Date: June 5, 2013 7:53:25 AM PDT To: cf-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu Dear John I should think it would be helpful to add per unit

Re: [CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume

2013-06-05 Thread Cameron-smith, Philip
List Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume Hi John, Defining 'production' as 'production per unit volume' or maybe 'mass created per unit volume per unit time' would seem consistent to me. I'll leave to Jonathan to pick it up

Re: [CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume

2013-06-05 Thread John Graybeal
-metadata [mailto:cf-metadata-boun...@cgd.ucar.edu] On Behalf Of Lowry, Roy K. Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 12:32 PM To: John Graybeal; CF Metadata List Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] new standard name for primary productivity of carbon per unit volume Hi John, Defining 'production