[CF-metadata] CF and a representation of probalistic forecasts

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 14:50:39 +0000

Dear Jamie and Karl

I agree with Karl that it is quite natural to regard realization as a
dimension. The statistical processing of realizations is something which
cell_methods could record. Hence I agree with both of you that we could regard
the realization_weight as like cell_measures. On the other hand, since it
isn't related to the grid or computed in any way from coordinates, but depends
more on data variables, it isn't really a cell_measure, I think. The
realization weights are probably closer to being information about the values
of the data variables, which is the purpose of the ancillary variables.

Best wishes

Jonathan
Received on Thu Feb 08 2007 - 07:50:39 GMT