All,
Re the CF standard name table: The site is still in work, but if you go to
http://cfconventions.org/standard-names-26.html
you can see all the names on a page, and search using your browser within that table. I think it's fair to say that's an authoritative document, even if some links are still broken. At least we can say that until somebody finds a problem with it.
Clicking on the Documents menu item takes you to
http://cfconventions.org/documents.html
which has all the old (pre v26) versions in XML, and has an apparent link to the v26 XML, but that link is broken.
To my understanding the site is actively being improved, and soon I think a lot of issues will be taken care of.
John
On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:54, Nan Galbraith <ngalbraith at whoi.edu> wrote:
> 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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