[CF-metadata] [CF Metadata] #76: More than one name in Conventions attribute, NERC CF Checker

From: Jonathan Gregory <j.m.gregory>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 17:18:38 +0100

Dear Nan

As far as I understand, Jeff has not yet completed applying all the updates.
That is, we do not yet have a finished CF 1.7 document.

Is that right, Jeff?

Thanks

Jonathan

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> Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 11:14:06 -0400
> From: Nan Galbraith <ngalbraith at whoi.edu>
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> Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] [CF Metadata] #76: More than one name in
> Conventions attribute, NERC CF Checker
>
> Hi all -
>
> Sorry, I can't seem to log in on the trac site today so I have to reply
> via email.
>
> The current conventions document does not include the update that was
> agreed in ticket 76, which allows a comma-separated list of conventions
> in the Conventions attribute. This is in section 2.6.1.
>
> We agreed to this because it's what the NetCDF Users Guide recommends.
>
> I noticed this omission when the on-line NERC CF-checker (at
> puma.nerc.ac.uk/cgi-bin/cf-checker.pl) complained about a compound
> Conventions attribute in one of my files.
>
> Can we get this change into the document?
>
> Thanks - Nan
Received on Thu May 08 2014 - 10:18:38 BST