[CF-metadata] ensemble dimension

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:34:39 +0000

Dear Seth

> This may be complicating the issue more than resolving it, but how about in
> some way applying the ensemble dimension to the CF global attributes for source
> and institution, rather than transplanting the information into auxiliary
> coordinates?

This could be done, but isn't there a general preference for using variables
in netCDF rather than giving dimensions to attributes? I believe there is, and
it is what CF does. I would instead see the use of global attributes as a kind
of special case, for when there is no ensemble dimension.

Best wishes

Jonathan
Received on Thu Mar 25 2010 - 02:34:39 GMT