[CF-metadata] standard name for position

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:38:03 +0100

Dear Alejandro

> Is there a standard name for 'position'? I have found names like
> magnitude_of_derivative_of_position_wrt_y_coordinate_index, but I cannot
> find position as a standard name.

"position" is not a single number - it needs two or three coordinates, and
they should have individual standard names, such as longitude and latitude.
What coordinate system would you like to use for position?

Best wishes

Jonathan
Received on Wed Sep 16 2009 - 01:38:03 BST