[CF-metadata] question and time and standard_name...

From: CJ Beegle-Krause <Cj.Beegle-Krause>
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:17:41 -0700

There is a need to distinguish whole or parts of model runs, for example
hindcast, nowcast and forecast could be sections of the same individual
model run. It would also be good to agree on what each of those terms
could mean.

John Caron wrote:

> another one is "forecast_reference_time", the base time a model run
> was made from.
>
> Ed Hartnett wrote:
>
>> Howdy all!
>>
>> The CF document says that standard_name may be used for time
>> coordinate variables.
>>
>> But the standard name table gives only one valid standard_name for a
>> time variable: "time".
>>
>> Can I assume then that there are no other standard names for time
>> coordinate variables?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Ed
>>
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