I'd just like to add that a standard name request should include a proposed
definition and the canonical units to be used.
Also, it's a good idea to search the existing standard names before making
a proposal. Since the CF website crashed, we don't have the functionality
we used to for searching, but there are still a couple of options:
BADC has a site that's like the old CF standard name search, at
https://badc.nerc.ac.uk/help/formats/netcdf/cf-standard-name-table.html
and the MMI ontology server has CF at
http://mmisw.org/orr/#http://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter (or download the
whole thing in XML at
mmisw.org/ont?form=rdf&uri=
http://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter)
I'm not sure if these are the best sources, but worth a look unless someone
can suggest a more authoritative site.
- Nan
On 6/26/14 4:03 PM, John Graybeal wrote:
> On Jun 25, 2014, at 16:34, David LeBauer <dlebauer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> <snip> I would be particularly interested in helping to create new variable names (expanding the domain) for the ecosystem and agricultural modeling communities I have developed a list of ~400 or so for our own internal use, but there is a lot of demand, and a lot of overlap (i.e., we use met data). Is anyone working on this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> David
> Hi David,
>
> I am forwarding my reply to this part of your question to the main list, as others will be interested and may have more relevant info. My two bits:
>
> (1) The general approach (even for a large number) is to prepare one or more emails (to this cf-metadata list) containing the request?assuming you are requesting parameters that are already needed (as opposed to anticipated at some point in the future). I suggest first get experience with just a small number, maybe a few from each category, and then look at organizing the request into some major categories. Then the review process on the discussion list may have less churn. [1]
>
> (2) Part of the reason I am working on a CF FAQ, is to prepare information that could help with advice for this kind of systematic situation. I have thought about it a lot because of a similar activity?recently I chose to systematize *all* the existing CF parameters, in order to organize Marinexplore's (/PlanetOS's) internal structure for terms. So maybe we can collaborate.
>
> John
>
> [1] Some may note that I still haven't finished that process for some requested parameters I requested months ago. Never fear, is still on my list to do!
>
> John Graybeal
> jbgraybeal at mindspring.com
>
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