diff --git a/docs/fileformat_netcdf/variables.rst b/docs/fileformat_netcdf/variables.rst
index 48db3015a64479896fe8379d8a1014c2d13da4c0..d4997d58461067a79b4f7514e127075cafdd1dff 100644
--- a/docs/fileformat_netcdf/variables.rst
+++ b/docs/fileformat_netcdf/variables.rst
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ plus a specific postfix (``_qc`` and ``_ebasmetadata`` respectively).
 The name for measurement variables is not straight forward, and may vary in
 different files depending on other variables in the file and related name conflicts.
 
-   # Generally, the variable name will be set to the ``ebas_component`` name
-   # If there are name conflicts (variables with an identical name) and one or
-   more of the following metadata distinguish the variables with identical names:
+   #. Generally, the variable name will be set to the ``ebas_component`` name
+   #. If there are name conflicts (variables with an identical name) and one or
+      more of the following metadata distinguish the variables with identical names:
 
         * matrix
         * unit
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ different files depending on other variables in the file and related name confli
 
     The respective element will be added to the name of all conflicting variables.
 
-Examples 1:
-^^^^^^^^^^^
+Example 1:
+^^^^^^^^^^
 
 A file contains three variables with component name ``aerosol_light_scattering_coefficient_amean``,
 one with ``ebas_statistics=arithmetic mean``, one with ``ebas_statistics=percentile:15.87`` and one with ``ebas_statistics=percentile:84.13``
 
-Solution: The tree variable will be called:
+The variables can be destinguished by adding information about the ebas_statistics to their name. Solution: The three variables will be called:
 
    * ``aerosol_light_scattering_coefficient_amean``
    * ``aerosol_light_scattering_coefficient_prec1587`` and
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ And each of those variables will be accompanied by their ``_qc`` and ``_ebasmeta
 Example 2:
 ^^^^^^^^^^
 
-A file contains ozone measurement both in the EBAS default unit 'ug/m3' and in a converted variable in 'nmol/mol'. Both are present as ``ebas_statistics=arithmetic mean``, ``ebas_statistics=min``, ``ebas_statistics=max`` and ``ebas_statistics=stddev``.
+A file contains ``ozone`` measurement both in the EBAS default unit ``ug/m3`` and in a converted variable in ``nmol/mol``. Both are present as ``ebas_statistics=arithmetic mean``, ``ebas_statistics=min``, ``ebas_statistics=max`` and ``ebas_statistics=stddev``.
 
-Solution: The eight variables will be called:
+The variables can only be distinguished by adding information on both the unit and the ebas_statistics to their names. Solution: The eight variables will be called:
 
    * ``ozone_ug_per_m3_amean``
    * ``ozone_ug_per_m3_min``