John,
On 07/11/2011 03:17 PM, John Caron wrote:
> On 7/11/2011 2:55 PM, Alexander Pletzer wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> The host file and the mosaic file allow users to store coordinate
>> data in external files. Section 10.6 in
>> https://ice.txcorp.com/trac/modave/wiki/CFProposalGridspec describes
>> this. The host file lists the files where coordinate data are stored
>> and the mosaic lists the name of the coordinate variables. Each field
>> then relies on the coordinates attribute to indicate association with
>> the coordinate variables. What appears to be missing is the
>> association of metric quantities with coordinates or field data.
>
> what do you mean by "metric quantities" ?
areas, lengths, ... The association would have to be via cell_methods I
would assume.
Best,
--Alex
>
> John
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