Naming conventions

Any quantity that is on vertical interface levels should be named using the form “<variable>_on_interface_levels”, while quantities on mid levels should not have anything appended to the variable name. Quantities that do not specify “_on_interface_levels” are assumed to be on mid levels. This must be in the name rather than as an attribute so that the same coordinate may be present on both half and full levels (with different names).

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- Any quantity that is on vertical interface levels should be named
  using the form "\<variable\>\_on_interface_levels", while quantities
  on mid levels should not have anything appended to the variable name.
  Quantities that do not specify "\_on_interface_levels" are assumed
  to be on mid levels. This must be in the name rather than as an
  attribute so that the same coordinate may be present on both half and
  full levels (with different names).