I agree. I cannot find anything in CF that would be violated if you only
use one unlimited dimension per variable.
Michael
On 30.08.2012 15:44, Jim Biard wrote:
> Hi.
>
> If each variable uses only one of the unlimited dimensions, then I think
> you are CF compliant.
>
> Grace and peace,
>
> Jim
>
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> On Aug 30, 2012, at 2:43 AM, Michael Decker <m.decker at fz-juelich.de
> <mailto:m.decker at fz-juelich.de>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Randy,
>>
>> well, if you want to stick to the _classic_ data model, then I think you
>> will have to stick with a single unlimited dimension only. As I
>> understand the netcdf FAQ
>> (http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/#fv18) you would have to
>> use the "enhanced" NetCDF-4 format to be able to include multiple
>> unlimited dimensions - and this will break compatibility with the
>> NetCDF-3 format.
>>
>> I'm not really sure about implications regarding CF-conformity. There
>> are some paragraphs that refer to the unlimited dimension concerning
>> dimension order of variables for example. So multiple unlimited
>> dimensions might break this requirement...
>>
>> Regards,
>> Michael
>>
>> On 28.08.2012 22:59, Randy Horne wrote:
>>> For the GOES-R product files, the plan is to use the NetCDF4 file
>>> format and the classic data model.
>>>
>>> Is it CF compliant if a NetCDF dataset/file uses two different
>>> unlimited dimensions in two data variables ?
>>>
>>> very respectfully,
>>>
>>> randy
>>>
>>>
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