Hi Andreas,
No, there aren't any standardized bounds. As I understand it, the idea of using region names is to get around the problem of having irregularly shaped areas that don't have a simple lat-lon extent. The details are in the CF conventions doc, section 6.1.1.
Best wishes,
Alison
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: CF-metadata [mailto:cf-metadata-bounces at cgd.ucar.edu] On Behalf
> Of Andreas Hilboll
> Sent: 23 April 2015 16:54
> To: cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
> Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Standardized Region Names
>
> Hi Alison, Ros,
>
> just out of curiosity: Are there also standardized lat/lon bounds for
> these regions? Will they be included in the XML (they're not on the
> HTML version, as I see)?
>
> Best,
> Andreas.
>
>
> On 23.04.2015 17:50, alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk wrote:
> > Hi Ros,
> >
> >
> >
> > No, there isn't currently an XML version of the region names (I don't
> > think one has ever existed). If you do create a version and add it to
> > the CF website I'd be happy to maintain it along with the XML and HTML
> > versions of the standard_name and area_types tables.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Alison
> >
> >
> >
> > ------
> >
> > Alison Pamment Tel: +44 1235 778065
> >
> > NCAS/Centre for Environmental Data Archival Email:
> > alison.pamment at stfc.ac.uk <mailto:J.A.Pamment at rl.ac.uk>
> >
> > STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
> >
> > R25, 2.22
> >
> > Harwell Oxford, Didcot, OX11 0QX, U.K.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:*CF-metadata [mailto:cf-metadata-bounces at cgd.ucar.edu] *On
> Behalf
> > Of *Rosalyn Hatcher
> > *Sent:* 23 April 2015 16:37
> > *To:* cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu
> > *Subject:* [CF-metadata] Standardized Region Names
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there a version of the standardized region names list
> > (http://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-standard-names/docs/standardized-
> region-names.html)
> > in xml anywhere?
> >
> > I'm in the process of getting the CF Checker to validate against the
> > list of region names and it would be
> > easiest if it's in xml format like the area_types and standard_name
> > tables. Am happy to create one if
> > one doesn't exist.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ros.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Rosalyn Hatcher
> >
> > NCAS Computational Modelling Services
> >
> > Dept. of Meteorology, University of Reading,
> >
> > Earley Gate, Reading. RG6 6BB
> >
> > Email: r.s.hatcher at reading.ac.uk <mailto:r.s.hatcher at reading.ac.uk>
> Tel: +44 (0) 118 378 5429
> >
> >
> >
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