[CF-metadata] Non temporal/spatial dimension question

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:58:44 +0100

Dear Mike

> Under 2.4, Dimensions, Recommendations, the CF standard says "In files that are meant to conform to the COARDS subset of CF, any dimensions of a variable other than space and time dimensions should be added "to the left" of the space and time dimensions as represented in CDL."

That's only a recommendation, not a requirement. In CF 2.4 it says
"All other dimensions should, whenever possible, be placed to the left of the
spatiotemporal dimensions."
Clearly you have a practical reason for not adhering to this. The
recommendation is made so that files aren't needlessly uncompliant with COARDS.

Cheers

Jonathan
Received on Wed Sep 27 2006 - 13:58:44 BST