#151: Clarification of use of standard region names in "region" variables.
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Reporter: martin.juckes | Owner: cf-conventions@…
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: medium | Milestone:
Component: cf-conventions | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
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Comment (by martin.juckes):
Dear Jonathan,
thanks, I understand now. Of those options I'd prefer 3.5. Although there
is an element of compression I think there is also an element of
convenience: integer arrays are easier to deal with in many languages than
string arrays. Section 3.5 does look like a natural home. I would put it
immediately under example 3.3, as a new example 3.4 and renumber existing
ex. 3.4 onwards .. do you agree?
This would require a slight change in the wording above (along the lines
"If the variable has a standard_name which requires values from a
specified list, the flag_values and flag_meanings attributes can be used
..."). If we agree on the positioning in the text, I'll go ahead and
rewrite it,
regards,
Martin
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