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Hi all: As the proposer of the central_wavelength/wavenumber standard names I also concur with the prefix "sensor_band_". I prefer standard names to be short and sweet but if it will help reduce ambiguity this is a good thing. On Sep 23, 2012, at 8:56 PM, Aleksandar Jelenak wrote: > Dear Mike, > > Thanks for your helpful comments. > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 5:20 AM, Mike Grant <mggr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> platform_zenith_angle seems to already be in. > > Indeed, I will remove that name from the list and add the definition > of platform to the rest of platform_* names. > >> The central_wavelength, etc seem useful, but perhaps the description >> might be made more generic by not referring to bands, or the name made >> clearly specific to banded-sensors (e.g. sensor_band_central_wavelength >> like the sensor_band_identifier) > > I agree, will prefix those names with "sensor_band_". > >> The basic toa ones look good, though I'm a bit unsure about the naming >> of those referring to areas - this might be just that it's the same >> physical quantity (which the standard name represents) at a particular >> location, with the only difference being the intended use / >> sensor-specific data gathering conditions. I guess this makes sense >> though I don't know if the CF guys would go for it. >> >> Either way, it might be nice to beef up the descriptions a bit for >> non-specialists and perhaps remove the implicit requirement for a >> pixel-based sensor. e.g. "The mean of all >> toa_outgoing_spectral_radiance observations made within a collocation >> target. Collocation target is an area on the Earth's surface at which >> comparable? observations from at least two sensors are collected. Its >> size is defined by the observation with the largest field of view >> footprint.". I think this misses some of the subtleties, but perhaps >> conveys my point. > > I think those names are good and simplifying them further may lead to > loosing the true meaning for both the subject experts and laymen. The > names do not apply to only pixel-based sensors since they mention > "adjacent field of views". The method for producing those adjacent > FOVs is not implied. > > -Aleksandar > > _______________________________________________ > cf-satellite mailing list > cf-satellite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For list information or to unsubscribe, visit: > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/ -ed Ed Armstrong JPL Physical Oceanography DAAC 818 519-7607
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