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Add a rule to clarify vertical stagger suffixes #65

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19 changes: 16 additions & 3 deletions StandardNamesRules.rst
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Expand Up @@ -53,9 +53,22 @@ CCPP Standard Name Rules

#. By default (when not specified otherwise), variables are grid means or centers
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(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.
a qualifier should be used to denote this. For example, to specify the vertical
location of a variable with respect to vertical grid cells, the following rules
apply. If ``[variable]`` doesn't have a vertical location suffix and is defined
on `n` levels:
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* ``[variable]_at_interface`` is defined at the interfaces between grid cells
vertically, including the bottom-most and top-most interfaces. It is defined on
`n+1` levels.

* ``[variable]_at_top_interfaces`` is defined at the interfaces between grid
cells vertically, including the top-most interface *but excluding the
bottom-most interface*. It is defined on `n` levels.

* ``[variable]_at_bottom_interfaces`` is defined at the interfaces between grid
cells vertically, including the bottom-most interface *but excluding the
top-most interface*. It is defined on `n` levels.

#. By default, *mixing_ratio* refers to mass mixing ratios. The long name should
explicitly specify that it refers to the *mass* mixing ratio.
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