Hi CJ:
At the moment, the nj22 library needs to identify the forecast_reference_time and time coordinates. At the higher "Grid Datatype" layer, we calculate "forecast offsets" (time - reference), in which case hindcasts have negetive offsets, nowcasts have offset 0, and forecasts have positive offsets. In this sense, the only thing we really need from CF metadata is forecast_reference_time and time. Do you think it would be sufficient to annotate the spec to clarify the meaning of hindcast, nowcast and forecast times?
CJ Beegle-Krause wrote:
> 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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