Missing standard names

[gold2718]

I would like to propose a few new standard names which I think should be added to the dictionary

• relative_humidity
• tracer_concentration_array

[gold2718]

We need a name for the ratio of water vapor mass to total dry air mass.

[gold2718]

We suggest that all of the index_of_xxx_in_tracer_concentration_array standard names be changed to index_of_xxx_in_tracer_array and that the array where these items are stored be called tracer_array.

[climbfuji]

We suggest that all of the index_of_xxx_in_tracer_concentration_array standard names be changed to index_of_xxx_in_tracer_array and that the array where these items are stored be called tracer_array.

@grantfirl @ligiabernardet FYI

[DWesl]

We need a name for the ratio of water vapor mass to total dry air mass.

Would humidity_mixing_ratio work?

Alternately, following mole_fraction_of_carbon_dioxide_in_dry_air, would mass_fraction_of_water_vapor_in_dry_air?

[dudhia]

Unless I am misunderstanding, it should be the existing water_vapor_mixing_ratio because mixing_ratio implies relative to dry air. I am somewhat suspicious of the long name in thompson.

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[DWesl]

https://github.com/ESCOMP/CCPPStandardNames/blob/main/Metadata-standard-names.md#atmospheric_composition
shows water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_dry_air, which would probably be more relevant here than humidity_mixing_ratio in https://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-standard-names/current/build/cf-standard-name-table.html, which I missed earlier.