Agree 'collocation' is dominant in my experience as well.
Note the name says "interval", but the definition says "difference". To me the term 'difference' is more appropriate, as 'interval' has a connotation of recurrence.
That said, if no one else finds this worth emphasizing, I'll concur with the alternative, time_sample_interval_due_to_collocation.
John
On Mar 22, 2013, at 13:55, Aleksandar Jelenak - NOAA Affiliate <aleksandar.jelenak at noaa.gov> wrote:
> Hi Philip,
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 3:48 AM, Cameron-smith, Philip
> <cameronsmith1 at llnl.gov> wrote:
>> I don't think anyone has responded to your email below, so I am responding, in part, so it doesn't get lost in the recent blizzard of emails on other topics :-).
>
> Thank you very much! I was getting worried the other standard names I
> proposed will not get much attention. Perhaps that is a good thing?
> ;-)
>
>> I still much prefer the alternative that was proposed:
>>
>> time_sample_interval_due_to_collocation
>
> Fine with me.
>
>> I suggest that we tweak the description to improve clarity:
>>
>> "The difference in time between two events that are collocated. Two events are deemed to be collocated based on some set of spatial, temporal, and viewing geometry criteria."
>
> Fine.
>
>> I also checked on the spelling of 'collocation'. Unfortunately, different dictionaries seem to disagree, with varying support given to: collocation, colocation, and co-location. In the dictionaries I looked at, collocation was often described as a literary term (for two words appearing next to each other), with colocation and co-location often being more clearly defined in the way that we want. But it was not clear cut. Is there consensus in the fields relevant to CF?
>
> "collocation" is used in satellite remote sensing. For example,:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collocation_(remote_sensing)
>
> With this all issues about this standard name are resolved. Can I
> assume this name is accepted?
>
> -Aleksandar
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