Climate and Forecast (CF) standard names parameter vocabulary

Author
W3C Semantic Sensor Network Incubator Group
Summary
This is an ontology representation of the climatic data variables defined by Climate and Forecast (CF) standard names vocabulary (http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-standard-names/), maintained by the Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/ ) which is intended for use with climate and forecast data, in the atmosphere, surface and ocean domains.
Description
Acknowledgements to all the contributors to the CF Standard Name Table http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-standard-names/cf-standard-name-contributors
The links between the properties and to the Medium, Layer, and Surface classes are based on the work done by Jonathan Gregory on the definition of a grammar for CF, which is used here with his kind permission. For more information: Parsing CF standard names http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/~jonathan/CF_metadata/14.1/.
Latest Version
14
Rights
Copyright 2010 - 2011 CSIRO.
URI
The namespace for this ontology is http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-property
Prefix
When used in XML documents the suggested prefix is cf

Table of Contents

Section Module Classes Properties
cc cc license
ssn ssn isPropertyOf
qu qu PropertyKind generalQuantityKind, propertyType
dim dim Acceleration, AmountOfSubstance, Angle, Area, Concentration, Density, DiffusionCoefficient, Dimensionless, Distance, Duration, DynamicViscosity, ElectricConductivity, EnergyFlux, Mass, MassFlowRate, MassPerTimePerArea, Molality, MolarFlux, NumberPerArea, NumberPerLength, PhotonFluxDensity, Power, PowerGradient, Radiance, RadianceExposure, SpecificEnergy, SpecificEntropy, StressOrPressure, SurfaceDensity, Temperature, TemperatureDrift, ThermalConductivity, VelocityOrSpeed, Volume, VolumeDensityRate, VolumeFlowRate
cf-feature cf-feature Humidity, Layer, LayerMedium, Medium, Precipitation, Surface, SurfaceLayer, SurfaceMedium, SurfaceMediumMedium, SurfaceSurface, Wind

Section cc

Introduction cc

This part of the ontology defines no classes and one property .

Module Term Name Type Definition
cc license property

Module cc

license

URI: http://creativecommons.org/ns#license
Type of property: Annotation property
Schema: 

<owl:AnnotationProperty rdf:about="http://creativecommons.org/ns#license"/>

Section ssn

Introduction ssn

This part of the ontology defines no classes and one property .

Module Term Name Type Definition
ssn isPropertyOf property

Module ssn

isPropertyOf

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/ssn#isPropertyOf
Schema: 

<owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/ssn#isPropertyOf"/>

Section qu

Introduction qu

This part of the ontology defines one class and 2 properties .

Module Term Name Type Definition
qu PropertyKind class
qu generalQuantityKind property
qu propertyType property

Module qu

PropertyKind

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/qu#PropertyKind
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/qu#PropertyKind"/>

generalQuantityKind

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/qu#generalQuantityKind
Schema: 

<owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/qu#generalQuantityKind"/>

propertyType

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/qu#propertyType
Schema: 

<owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/qu#propertyType"/>

Section dim

Introduction dim

This part of the ontology defines 36 classes and no properties .

Module Term Name Type Definition
dim Acceleration class
dim AmountOfSubstance class
dim Angle class
dim Area class
dim Concentration class
dim Density class
dim DiffusionCoefficient class
dim Dimensionless class
dim Distance class
dim Duration class
dim DynamicViscosity class
dim ElectricConductivity class
dim EnergyFlux class
dim Mass class
dim MassFlowRate class
dim MassPerTimePerArea class
dim Molality class
dim MolarFlux class
dim NumberPerArea class
dim NumberPerLength class
dim PhotonFluxDensity class
dim Power class
dim PowerGradient class
dim Radiance class
dim RadianceExposure class
dim SpecificEnergy class
dim SpecificEntropy class
dim StressOrPressure class
dim SurfaceDensity class
dim Temperature class
dim TemperatureDrift class
dim ThermalConductivity class
dim VelocityOrSpeed class
dim Volume class
dim VolumeDensityRate class
dim VolumeFlowRate class

Module dim

Acceleration

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Acceleration
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Acceleration"/>

AmountOfSubstance

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#AmountOfSubstance
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#AmountOfSubstance"/>

Angle

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Angle
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Angle"/>

Area

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Area
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Area"/>

Concentration

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Concentration
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Concentration"/>

Density

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Density
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Density"/>

DiffusionCoefficient

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#DiffusionCoefficient
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#DiffusionCoefficient"/>

Dimensionless

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Dimensionless
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Dimensionless"/>

Distance

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Distance
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Distance"/>

Duration

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Duration
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Duration"/>

DynamicViscosity

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#DynamicViscosity
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#DynamicViscosity"/>

ElectricConductivity

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#ElectricConductivity
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#ElectricConductivity"/>

EnergyFlux

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#EnergyFlux
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#EnergyFlux"/>

Mass

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Mass
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Mass"/>

MassFlowRate

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#MassFlowRate
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#MassFlowRate"/>

MassPerTimePerArea

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#MassPerTimePerArea
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#MassPerTimePerArea"/>

Molality

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Molality
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Molality"/>

MolarFlux

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#MolarFlux
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#MolarFlux"/>

NumberPerArea

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#NumberPerArea
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#NumberPerArea"/>

NumberPerLength

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#NumberPerLength
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#NumberPerLength"/>

PhotonFluxDensity

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#PhotonFluxDensity
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#PhotonFluxDensity"/>

Power

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Power
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Power"/>

PowerGradient

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#PowerGradient
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#PowerGradient"/>

Radiance

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Radiance
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Radiance"/>

RadianceExposure

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#RadianceExposure
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#RadianceExposure"/>

SpecificEnergy

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#SpecificEnergy
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#SpecificEnergy"/>

SpecificEntropy

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#SpecificEntropy
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#SpecificEntropy"/>

StressOrPressure

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#StressOrPressure
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#StressOrPressure"/>

SurfaceDensity

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#SurfaceDensity
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#SurfaceDensity"/>

Temperature

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Temperature
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Temperature"/>

TemperatureDrift

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#TemperatureDrift
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#TemperatureDrift"/>

ThermalConductivity

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#ThermalConductivity
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#ThermalConductivity"/>

VelocityOrSpeed

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#VelocityOrSpeed
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#VelocityOrSpeed"/>

Volume

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Volume
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#Volume"/>

VolumeDensityRate

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#VolumeDensityRate
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#VolumeDensityRate"/>

VolumeFlowRate

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#VolumeFlowRate
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/qu/dim#VolumeFlowRate"/>

Section cf-feature

Introduction cf-feature

This part of the ontology defines 11 classes and no properties .

Module Term Name Type Definition
cf-feature Humidity class
cf-feature Layer class
cf-feature LayerMedium class
cf-feature Medium class
cf-feature Precipitation class
cf-feature Surface class
cf-feature SurfaceLayer class
cf-feature SurfaceMedium class
cf-feature SurfaceMediumMedium class
cf-feature SurfaceSurface class
cf-feature Wind class

Module cf-feature

Humidity

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#Humidity
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#Humidity"/>

Layer

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#Layer
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#Layer"/>

LayerMedium

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#LayerMedium
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#LayerMedium"/>

Medium

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#Medium
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#Medium"/>

Precipitation

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#Precipitation
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#Precipitation"/>

Surface

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#Surface
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#Surface"/>

SurfaceLayer

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#SurfaceLayer
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#SurfaceLayer"/>

SurfaceMedium

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#SurfaceMedium
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#SurfaceMedium"/>

SurfaceMediumMedium

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#SurfaceMediumMedium
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#SurfaceMediumMedium"/>

SurfaceSurface

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#SurfaceSurface
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#SurfaceSurface"/>

Wind

URI: http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#Wind
Schema: 

<owl:Class rdf:about="http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ssnx/cf/cf-feature#Wind"/>

Section cf

Introduction cf