[CF-metadata] seeking CF name for total water column height

From: Bryan Lawrence <bryan.lawrence>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:05:52 +0000

> In general, when CF has a measured observable, the name makes no
> statement about whether the variable has been measured
> instantaneously, or for 1 hour, or for one month. It's time-neutral.

... because you can use other cf attributes to say things about time averaging (& intensivity/extensivity etc) implicit in the measurement/simulation ...

Bryan

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