[CF-metadata] Two-variable integer Time in CF?

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 14:10:32 +0000

Dear Sue

> In addition to time and forecast_reference_time, MIT Lincoln Labs
> and NCAR/RAL have agreed to extend the CF convention with time variables
> start_time, end_time, and forecast_period to adequately describe
> our datasets. Please consider these variable names in your
> discussion.

forecast_period is already in the standard name table as well.

If you would like to make a proposal for other standard names to be added, you are
welcome to do so, under a separate subject thread on the email list. (My posting
on this thread was a bit of a digression.)

Best wishes

Jonathan
Received on Mon Nov 05 2007 - 07:10:32 GMT