[CF-metadata] CF point observation Conventions ready for review

From: John Caron <caron>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:20:13 -0700

Hi Han:

Ok, let me understand what you have before I comment on whether it fits in:

>
> netcdf OS_NTAS-2009_T_R {
> dimensions:
> time = UNLIMITED ; // (3033 currently)
> depth = 5 ;
> latitude = 1 ;
> longitude = 1 ;
> variables:
> float time(time) ;
> time:axis = "T" ;
> float depth(depth) ;
> depth:axis = "Z" ;
> float latitude(latitude) ;
> latitude:axis = "Y" ;
> float longitude(longitude) ;
> longitude:axis = "X" ;
> float STMP(time, depth,latitude,longitude) ;
> STMP:standard_name = "sea_water_temperature" ;
> short INST_SN(depth) ;
> INST_SN:long_name = "instrument_serial_number" ;

It looks like you have a single moored buoy in this file.

The 1D lat, lon I think are clearer as scalars :

   float latitude ;
       latitude:axis = "Y" ;
   float longitude ;
       longitude:axis = "X" ;

  float time(time) ;
       time:axis = "T" ;

   float depth(depth) ;
       depth:axis = "Z" ;

   float STMP(time, depth) ;
       STMP:standard_name = "sea_water_temperature" ;

   short INST_SN(depth) ;
       INST_SN:long_name = "instrument_serial_number" ;

So it appears that you have the same depth coordinate for each measurement, and some data which is independent of the time, but z dependent. Am I missing anything?
Received on Fri Nov 13 2009 - 12:20:13 GMT