variable name for elevation is incorrect

[jasonebox]

I believe that meteorological / climatological users are interested in "elevation"; the height above mean sea level.

Geodesists understand the difference and can make sense of the difference between elevation and altitude. Typical meteo / climate users don't typically understand the difference.

Altitude is height above an ellipsoid. So, technically, if using altitude, one need specify relative to what ellipsoid. What I have learned from [email protected] about the GPS used by PROMICE is they deliver elevation relative to the EGM96 ellipsoid.

So, to be correct, the variable name should change from something with "alt" to something with "elev"

Elevation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevation
Altitude: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodetic_coordinates#:~:text=Similarly%2C%20geodetic%20altitude%20is%20defined,radial%20line%20to%20the%20geocenter.