Wouldn't you also need the profile dimension on the temperature and pressure variables in order to connect them all as part of the same profile collection?
Jim Biard
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On Apr 30, 2012, at 8:46 AM, John Caron wrote:
> On 4/29/2012 5:33 PM, andrew walsh wrote:
>> Hi John,
>>
>> My responses inline below.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Caron" <caron at unidata.ucar.edu>
>> To: <cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 2:39 AM
>> Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Ocean CTD data following CF Conventions v1.6
>>
>>
>>> Hi Andrew:
>>>
>>> You can use a dimension=1 instead of a scalar.
>>
>> OK, you mean if one used the vector method.
>
> yes
>
>>
>>>
>>> But you cant use
>>>
>>> lat(lat)
>>> lon(lon)
>>> time(time)
>>>
>>> the correct usage in the single profile case would be:
>>>
>>> lat(profile)
>>> lon(profile)
>>> time(profile)
>>
>> So, do you mean in the vector method have this? (simpler I guess to
>> have common profile dimension = 1)
>
> yes, you cant use incorrect dimensions, even when they are all = 1.
>
>>
>> dimensions:
>> profile=1
>> pressure = 57
>>
>> variables:
>> lat(profile)
>> lon(profile)
>> time(profile)
>> pressure(pressure)
>> temperature(pressure)
>>
>> Instead of this?
>>
>> Dimensions:
>> time=1
>> lat=1
>> lon=1
>> pressure=57
>>
>> Variables:
>> time(time)
>> lat(lat)
>> lon(lon)
>> pressure(pressure)
>> temperature(pressure)
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