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[CF-metadata] Is the "bits" unit CF-compliant?

From: Culverwell, Ian <ian.culverwell>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:08:20 +0100

Hi Ros,
 
Many thanks - that's pretty clear.
 
I agree about the CF documentation - "udunits.dat" peppered all over the
place.
 
We'll use a unit of '1' instead (our application needs each variable to
have a unit, even if CF doesn't!).
 
Best Regards,
Ian.
 


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From: Rosalyn Hatcher [mailto:r.s.hatcher at reading.ac.uk]
Sent: 27 September 2011 11:43
To: Culverwell, Ian
Cc: cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Is the "bits" unit CF-compliant?


Hi Ian,

The CF Checker using UDUNITS-2 to validate the units.

This is another one of those units where UDUNITS-1 deemed it valid and
UDUNITS-2 says it's invalid.

I think the CF Document should be updated to specify validation against
UDUNITS-2 and also to remove the reference to the udunits.dat file as
this no longer exists at UDUNITS-2, instead xml files are used.

Regards,
Ros.

On 26/09/11 12:10, Culverwell, Ian wrote:

         
        Sorry, didn't quite finish.
         
        ... it says:
         
        ERROR (3.1): Invalid units: bits
         
        So: is "bits" (or "bit") CF-compliant or not?
         
        Thanks for any help,
        Ian.
         
         
        
        
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        From: Culverwell, Ian
        Sent: 26 September 2011 12:09
        To: cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
        Cc: Culverwell, Ian
        Subject: Is the "bits" unit CF-compliant?
        
        
        Hello,
         
        The latest CF-compliance document suggests that we should look
to the udunits.dat file in the udunits package to find out if a certain
unit is CF-compliant. The latest version of udunits.dat I have lists
         
        bit P count
         
        as an acceptable unit. Yet when I run a file with this unit
through the CF-compliance checker, it says:
         
         
         

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