[CF-metadata] New Standard Names for Satellite Data

From: Cameron-smith, Philip <cameronsmith1>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:05:31 +0000

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aleksandar Jelenak - NOAA Affiliate
> [mailto:aleksandar.jelenak at noaa.gov]
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 2:06 PM
> To: John Graybeal
> Cc: Cameron-smith, Philip; cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
> Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] New Standard Names for Satellite Data
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 5:03 PM, John Graybeal <jgraybeal at ucsd.edu> wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Nice catch! Yes, "difference" sounds better to me, too. So:
>
> time_sample_difference_due_to_collocation ?
>
> -Aleksandar

Fine with me.

In practice, I consider a standard name to be 'accepted' once Alison says so (it should show up on the CF website shortly afterwards). However, if several weeks have passed, and there are no outstanding concerns, then it usually ends up being accepted.

Best wishes,

   Philip

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Dr Philip Cameron-Smith, pjc at llnl.gov, Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
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