Rules for creating CCPP standard names#14
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| #. By default (when not specified otherwise), variables are grid means or centers | ||
| (defined by the host). If a variable is defined at a different physical location, | ||
| a qualifier should be used to denote this. For example, for variables | ||
| representing quantities at the interface between grid cells vertically, | ||
| use at_interface. |
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I think this rule may be in conflict with CF which sometimes seems to make different assumptions (not always self-consistent). It would be great to have a "get out of rule free" card that says to explicitly use layer to resolve ambiguous situations.
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The CF is not geared toward numerical modeling, so it does not have subtleties such as layers vs interfaces. So I think we have discretion here to make our own rule. I am not seeing any ambiguous situations at the moment, that is: 1) default is layer, 2) if not layer, a qualifier must be used to denote where the variable is defined.
Do you have any suggestion?
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This is good (discussed at 2021-07-27 framework meeting).
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@cacraigucar and @gold2718 I believe I have addressed your comments, pls take a look. |
| #. By default (when not specified otherwise), variables are grid means or centers | ||
| (defined by the host). If a variable is defined at a different physical location, | ||
| a qualifier should be used to denote this. For example, for variables | ||
| representing quantities at the interface between grid cells vertically, | ||
| use at_interface. |
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This is good (discussed at 2021-07-27 framework meeting).
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Initial import of a file containing information about the rules for CCPP standard names. The information includes references to the CF convention, a list of qualifiers (extending the CF convention), a list of generic names (with corresponding units) that are used when creating standard names, and a list of acronyms, abbreviations, and aliases.