i agree that satellite data needs to be a seperate convention.
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On 10/7/2010 3:08 PM, Steve Hankin wrote:
> Hi Aleksandar,
>
> Satellite datasets have a range of needs that the
> PointObservationConventions (a.k.a. Discrete Sampling Geometries")
> don't try to address. It might be worth your while consulting with
> some of the individuals who are working on applications of CF to
> satellite obs. I've cc'ed Ken Casey of the GHRSST project and Ken
> Roberts who is leading CF satellite discussions at NCDC.
>
> - Steve
>
> =============================================
>
> On 10/6/2010 7:24 PM, Aleksandar Jelenak wrote:
>> Dear Jonathan,
>>
>>>> I am seeking a clarification about the proposed addition to the CF
>>>> convention for discrete sampling geometries data:
>>>>
>>>> https://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/trac/wiki/PointObservationConventions
>>>>
>>>> My data would fit the Single timeSeries type except the variables have
>>>> more than one dimension: var(obs, dim2, dim3, ..., dimN). Does such
>>>> variables still qualify as discrete sampling geometry data?
>>>
>>> Not in the proposals current being considered for this convention.
>>> What are the
>>> additional dimensions?
>>
>> In my case there is an additional dimension: channels of a satellite
>> instrument. I wanted to generalize this case, hence all the way to dimN.
>>
>> I think supporting more dimensions would be possible if the order of
>> outer dimensions is maintained as described by the current proposal.
>>
>> -Aleksandar
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