# In version 2.36 this term was deleted IPCC\_UNITS Delete , what is IPCC in this term?

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**Created:** [August 12, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/in-version-2-36-this-term-was-deleted-ipcc-units-delete-what-is-ipcc-in-this-term/2076 "2024-08-12T14:48:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![rberge](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@rberge](https://forum.loinc.org/u/rberge)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/in-version-2-36-this-term-was-deleted-ipcc-units-delete-what-is-ipcc-in-this-term/2076/1 "2024-08-12T14:48:00Z")

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We loaded historical data from Loinc in order and have retained a column for IPCC units. What are IPCC UNITS? I have not been able to find a description for this. Does this mean units from the  
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?

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**Author:** ![timbriscoe](https://forum.loinc.org/user_avatar/forum.loinc.org/timbriscoe/32/938_2.png) [@timbriscoe](https://forum.loinc.org/u/timbriscoe)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/in-version-2-36-this-term-was-deleted-ipcc-units-delete-what-is-ipcc-in-this-term/2076/2 "2024-08-23T14:07:02Z")

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Hello Ruth. This change dates back 2011 and we are having problems identifying specifics of this obsolete field deletion. As you suggest, it does appear to be [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change](https://www.ipcc.ch/). Their website has older mentions of [standard units](https://www.ipcc.ch/search/?search=units).

Does this satisfy your need? Let us know.

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**Author:** ![rberge](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@rberge](https://forum.loinc.org/u/rberge)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/in-version-2-36-this-term-was-deleted-ipcc-units-delete-what-is-ipcc-in-this-term/2076/3 "2024-08-27T13:16:14Z")

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For our purposes, since there are no current terms with that unit, I will just pass along that it is obsolete (which is what the earliest documentation I could find on your site ).  
But as a fun and long term endeavor, perhaps at the conference or at a meeting, someone might actually remember and your organization could add it into the knowledge base?

Thank you for checking.

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**Author:** ![timbriscoe](https://forum.loinc.org/user_avatar/forum.loinc.org/timbriscoe/32/938_2.png) [@timbriscoe](https://forum.loinc.org/u/timbriscoe)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/in-version-2-36-this-term-was-deleted-ipcc-units-delete-what-is-ipcc-in-this-term/2076/4 "2024-08-28T17:47:12Z")

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Thank you, Ruth. This is a good suggestion. It would be worthwhile to preserve information on these outdated fields.