Opened 4 years ago

Closed 2 years ago

#71 closed defect (fixed)

Vocabulary : replace "slope winds" by "topdust flow"

Reported by: abierjon Owned by:
Priority: major Milestone:
Component: MARS GCM Version:
Keywords: Cc:

Description

In order to gain precision and prevent confusion with other features (like slope winds in MCD), the designation "slope winds" (and potentially "topmons", since it doesn't mention the dust) should be banned when talking about the orographically-driven dust concentration and ascension on top of the mountains.

After looking at the article from Heavens (2015) on the matter, the terms "topdust flow" seem convenient to use in the code writing (routine names, flags, ...), while the more precise "mountain topdust flow" could be used in reports and articles.

Change History (2)

comment:1 Changed 4 years ago by abierjon

Plutôt "mountaintop flow"

comment:2 Changed 2 years ago by emillour

Resolution: fixed
Status: newclosed

Apparently done (and "topdust" is the name used in the code and files) by now.

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