[CF-metadata] ensemble dimension

From: John Caron <caron>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:25 -0700

Im not sure if we ever converged on how to write ensemble files.
Particularly, how does software recognize the ensemble dimension?

I have an example file:

netcdf C:/data/CMIP3_Rank_Qensemble_4D.nc {
  dimensions:
    model = 2;
    latitude = 97;
    longitude = 93;
    time = 13;
  variables:
    float latitude(latitude=97);
      :units = "degrees_north";
      :axis = "Y";
    float longitude(longitude=93);
      :units = "degrees_east";
      :axis = "X";
    int model(model=2);
      :ID = "number";
    int time(time=13);
      :units = "days since 1950-01-01 00:00:00";
      :axis = "T";
    float data(time=13, model=2, latitude=97, longitude=93);
      :units = "mm/d";
}

Perhaps we should add :axis = "Ensemble" to the model coordinate variable?
Received on Fri Mar 12 2010 - 12:21:25 GMT