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Standard names ... #39

Open martinjuckes opened 5 years ago

martinjuckes commented 5 years ago

downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_sea_water_at_sea_ice_base : the guidance on standard names states that at *surface* should precede in *medium*. This is one of 4 standard names which uses a different order. The other 3 are:

Terms such as tendency_of_ocean_mole_content_of_nitrogen_due_to_biological_production have the medium ocean specified at the start, rather than following the guidelines. This is probably a case where the guidelines should be modified because there are many examples and the name is easier to read in this form.

martinjuckes commented 5 years ago

The guidance also states that standard names can take the following form: [surface] [component] standard_name [at surface] [in medium] [due to process] [assuming condition]

Most standard names matching this pattern are of the form: [surface] [component] standard_name_root [at surface] [in medium] [due to process] [assuming condition]

where standard_name_root has the syntax of a standard name, but is not actually a standard name.

The list of surface and media strings in the guidance is incomplete.

martinjuckes commented 5 years ago

Terms such as ocean_volume_x_transport do not follow the pattern [surface] [component] standard_name. Should perhaps be ocean_x_volume_transport?