Hi,
I note a discrepency between the CF document and the CF conformance
requirements and recommendations document, for all versions v1.0 thru
v1.5, in that the CF conformance requirements and recommendations
document states that the standard_name attribute is a requirement, while
the CF document details standard_name as "an optional mechanism" for
describing the data being represented. The CF conformance requirements
and recommendations document clearly states that in the event of "any
discrepancies between the two, the conventions document is the ultimate
authority." This would seem to imply that standard_name is in fact not a
requirement for CF conformance.
Given that this would greatly undermine the purpose of the CF
Convention, i.e. "provide a definitive description of what the
data...represents", I am assuming that the authors of the CF Convention
intend for standard_name to be mandatory for CF conformance. However, I
am hoping if someone is able to definitively state whether the
standard_name attribute is a requirement or is optional, i.e.
recommended, but not obliqatory.
I dare say this matter has been raised before, but having only just
started working with metorological/oceonographic data sets I'm not aware
of what the accepted answer to my query is; and I haven't been able to
find anything in the archive relating to this matter.
Kind regards,
Glenn Comiskey
Data System Administrator
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