On 3/22/2011 6:53 AM, John Caron wrote:
> Consider:
>
> int time(sample=1001);
> :long_name = "Measurement time";
> :standard_name = "time";
> :units = "days since 1970-01-01";
>
> vs
>
> int time(sample=1001);
> :long_name = "Measurement time";
> :standard_name = "time";
> :units = "3 days since 1970-01-01";
>
> values = 1, 2, 3, ...
>
> are these equivalent or does the second one mean every 3 days ? Is the
> second one illegal ?
Im am going to assume that the second form is illegal, that is, you may
not have a number in front of the unit in a "time coordinate unit" (CF
section 4.4)
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