Hi Seth,
>
> I'm wondering how to properly apply the 'axis' attribute to coordinate
> variables in a curvilinear/two-dimensional coordinate system.
There was quite a big discussion about this a few months back, the
results of which are summarized by this posting from Jonathan Gregory:
http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/pipermail/cf-metadata/2006/001432.html. I
believe this was agreed to (I thought there was a trac ticket but can't
seem to find it now --?)
>
> My question is, which variables is it appropriate to define an 'axis'
> attribute with the value "X" for: xc, lon, both, or neither?
>
My understanding is that it is correct (but optional) to define it for
'xc', whereas it would be incorrect to define it for 'lon' in your example.
HTH
slw
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Simon Wood
Programmer (Remote Sensing)
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, NZ
simon.wood at niwa.co.nz
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Received on Thu Jul 05 2007 - 20:45:24 BST
