STASH Code to CF name translations: inconsistent names

[ehogan]

Here is a copy of my upload file:
|STASH(msi)|CFName|units|force_update(y/n)|
|m01s00i023|surface_snow_amount_where_land|kg m-2|n|
|m01s00i024|sea_surface_temperature|K|n|
|m01s00i059|tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dimethyl_sulfide_due_to_emission|kg m-2 s-1|n|
|m01s00i129|tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_black_carbon_dry_aerosol_due_to_emission|kg m-2 s-1|n|
|m01s00i211|convective_cloud_area_fraction|1|n|
|m01s00i265|cloud_area_fraction|1|n|
|m01s02i207|surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air|W m-2|n|
|m01s02i208|surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky|W m-2|n|
|m01s03i223|water_evaporation_flux|kg m-2 s-1|n|
|m01s03i293|heterotrophic_respiration_carbon_flux|kg m-2 s-1|n|
|m01s03i297|water_evaporation_flux_from_canopy|kg m-2 s-1|n|
|m01s04i204|large_scale_snowfall_flux|kg m-2 s-1|n|
|m01s05i205|convective_rainfall_flux|kg m-2 s-1|n|
|m01s08i023|surface_snow_amount_where_land|kg m-2|n|
|m01s30i451|tropopause_pressure|Pa|n|
|m02s00i137|ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_mixing_scheme|m|n|
|m02s00i186|water_flux_correction_where_ocean|kg m-2 s-1|n|

Here is the responce:
The file failed to parse; in order to process this file you should consider:
line1: forcing replacement of m01s00i023 -> snowfall_amount(kg m-2) with m01s00i023 -> surface_snow_amount_where_land(kg m-2)
line2: forcing replacement of m01s00i024 -> surface_temperature(K) with m01s00i024 -> sea_surface_temperature(K)
line3: forcing replacement of m01s00i059 -> tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dimethyl_sulfide_expressed_as_sulfur_due_to_emission(kg/m2/s) with m01s00i059 -> tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dimethyl_sulfide_due_to_emission(kg m-2 s-1)
line4: forcing replacement of m01s00i129 -> tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_black_carbon_dry_aerosol_due_to_high_level_emission(kg/m2/s) with m01s00i129 -> tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_black_carbon_dry_aerosol_due_to_emission(kg m-2 s-1)
line5: forcing replacement of m01s00i211 -> Convective cloud amount with anvil(1) with m01s00i211 -> convective_cloud_area_fraction(1)
line6: forcing replacement of m01s00i265 -> cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer(1) with m01s00i265 -> cloud_area_fraction(1)
line7: forcing replacement of m01s02i207 -> surface_downwelling_longwave_flux(W m-2) with m01s02i207 -> surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air(W m-2)
line8: forcing replacement of m01s02i208 -> surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_assuming_clear_sky(W m-2) with m01s02i208 -> surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky(W m-2)
line9: forcing replacement of m01s03i223 -> surface_upward_water_flux(kg m-2 s-1) with m01s03i223 -> water_evaporation_flux(kg m-2 s-1)
line10: forcing replacement of m01s03i293 -> soil_respiration_carbon_flux(kg/m^2/s) with m01s03i293 -> heterotrophic_respiration_carbon_flux(kg m-2 s-1)
line11: forcing replacement of m01s03i297 -> Evaporation from canopy(kg/m^2/s) with m01s03i297 -> water_evaporation_flux_from_canopy(kg m-2 s-1)
line12: forcing replacement of m01s04i204 -> stratiform_snowfall_rate(kg m-2 s-1) with m01s04i204 -> large_scale_snowfall_flux(kg m-2 s-1)
line13: forcing replacement of m01s05i205 -> convective_rainfall_rate(kg m-2 s-1) with m01s05i205 -> convective_rainfall_flux(kg m-2 s-1)
line14: forcing replacement of m01s08i023 -> surface_snow_amount(kg m-2) with m01s08i023 -> surface_snow_amount_where_land(kg m-2)
line15: forcing replacement of m01s30i451 -> tropopause_air_pressure(Pa) with m01s30i451 -> tropopause_pressure(Pa)
line16: forcing replacement of m02s00i137 -> ocean_mixed_layer_thickness(m) with m02s00i137 -> ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_mixing_scheme(m)
line17: forcing replacement of m02s00i186 -> water_flux_correction(kg m-2 s-1) with m02s00i186 -> water_flux_correction_where_ocean(kg m-2 s-1)

The units are consistent (although there are some differences in the formatting*), but the names are inconsistent.

*I personally find kg m-2 s-1 more readble than kg/m^2/s :)

[marqh]

|STASH(msi)|CFName|units|force_update(y/n)|
|m01s00i023|surface_snow_amount_where_land|kg m-2|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s00i023 the STASH name supports this change
|m01s00i024|sea_surface_temperature|K|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s00i024 has no mention of sea within the STASH record
|m01s00i059|tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_dimethyl_sulfide_due_to_emission|kg m-2 s-1|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s00i059 I think the 'expressed as sulphide' is important here
|m01s00i129|tendency_of_atmosphere_mass_content_of_black_carbon_dry_aerosol_due_to_emission|kg m-2 s-1|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s00i129 this is a long name, and the high lev is in the stash title, so I'm not sure we should put this update in
|m01s00i211|convective_cloud_area_fraction|1|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s00i211 i really don't know about this one
|m01s00i265|cloud_area_fraction|1|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s00i265 suggest the 'in each layer' is important
|m01s02i207|surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air|W m-2|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s02i207 this is definitely an improvement
|m01s02i208|surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky|W m-2|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s02i208 this is definitely an improvement
|m01s03i223|water_evaporation_flux|kg m-2 s-1|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s03i223 seems to point to surface water upward flux, from my reading
|m01s03i293|heterotrophic_respiration_carbon_flux|kg m-2 s-1|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s03i293 doesn't give me enough clues to judge
|m01s03i297|water_evaporation_flux_from_canopy|kg m-2 s-1|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s03i297 suggests this change is correct
|m01s04i204|large_scale_snowfall_flux|kg m-2 s-1|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s04i204 has a name 'large scale snowfall rate', but rate in CF terms is expected to be in m s-1, so I'm fairly confident the term 'flux' is correct to use here
|m01s05i205|convective_rainfall_flux|kg m-2 s-1|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s05i205 has a name 'convective rainfall rate', but rate in CF terms is expected to be in m s-1, so I'm fairly confident the term 'flux' is correct to use here
|m01s08i023|surface_snow_amount_where_land|kg m-2|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s08i023 has a grid code 1 suggesting it is provided at all atmosphere points. I think a little more evidence that this is only on land is needed
|m01s30i451|tropopause_pressure|Pa|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m01s30i451 is an atmosphere STASH code, so i think the 'tropopause_air_pressure' is valid
|m02s00i137|ocean_mixed_layer_thickness_defined_by_mixing_scheme|m|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m02s00i137 I don't understand the difference between these two standard names
|m02s00i186|water_flux_correction_where_ocean|kg m-2 s-1|n|
http://reference.metoffice.gov.uk/um/stash/m02s00i186 has a grid code of 36, which is unspecified in C4. How may we confirm that this diagnostic is indeed only 'where_ocean'?

[marqh]

I would support an upload as below. The remaining entries should include a little more evidence before we adopt them

|STASH(msi)|CFName|units|force_update(y/n)|
|m01s00i023|surface_snow_amount_where_land|kg m-2|y|
|m01s02i207|surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air|W m-2|y|
|m01s02i208|surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky|W m-2|y|
|m01s03i297|water_evaporation_flux_from_canopy|kg m-2 s-1|y|
|m01s04i204|large_scale_snowfall_flux|kg m-2 s-1|y|
|m01s05i205|convective_rainfall_flux|kg m-2 s-1|y|