[CF-metadata] New standard name: datetime_iso8601

From: Aleksandar Jelenak - NOAA Affiliate <aleksandar.jelenak>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:31:31 -0400

Nan,

On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Nan Galbraith <ngalbraith at whoi.edu> wrote:
> There seems to be surprisingly broad support for this idea, so I've been
> re-reading the thread, looking for a reasonable use case. I can't say that
> I've found any description of why we actually need this - am I missing
> something?

I appreciate the frank remark. Honestly, I am surprised that you are
surprised. It is just a standard name. I have no use for the majority
of standard names being proposed yet do not question why someone needs
them. My proposal does not want to break the current convention --
that's the bottom line.

> Anyway, going back to Aleksandar's original (slightly amended) proposal of
> Jan 11 just for a moment... I'd like to clarify one detail. As far as I
> know, ISO 8601 calls for the default time zone to be local, not UTC.

You are correct. My omission. But before amending the proposal I'd
like to see if there is a broader support for keeping it as-is.

> Allowing a default, and having that default NOT align
> with ISO, is just too much to ask. Either we're implementing ISO, or not

My intention is to be fully ISO8601-compliant.

       -Aleksandar
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