Thanks a lot. Actually I have some hyperspectral data on map projected
coordinates say mercator projection. And at different wavelengths. I will
try the solution suggested by you.
And one more query, by which software we can test. Netcdf -java or anything
else?

On Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 3:00 AM Andrew Barna <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Ghansham,
>
>
>
> I think what it wants you to do is the following (but am not 100% sure):
>
> Say you have a profile variable like this:
>
> float abs(x,y,z) ;
>
>   abs:standard_name = “atmosphere_absorption_optical_thickness_due_to”
>
>
>
> If you want to add multiple wavelengths to it, add a new dim:
>
> float abs(x,y,z,wl);
>
>   abs:standard_name = “atmosphere_absorption_optical_thickness_due_to"
>
> Then add another variable:
>
> float wl(wl):
>
>   wl:standard_name = “radiation_wavelength”
>
>
>
> If you really want to be explicit, add a coordiantes attribute to the abs:
>
> float abs(x,y,z,wl);
>
>   abs:standard_name = “atmosphere_absorption_optical_thickness_due_to"
>
>   abs:coordinates = “x y z wl”
>
>
>
> Since I also have some ocean profile data with CDOM at the seawifs
> wavelengths, the above was how I was planning on storing them in netcdf
> files (with some differences due to non standard z levels).
>
>
>
> I hope this helps (and I hope I’m not wrong).
>
> -Barna
>
>
>
> *From:* Discussion around CF Conventions <[email protected]>
> *On Behalf Of *Ghansham Sangar
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 15, 2019 10:34 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* [CF-CONVENTIONS] coordinate variable standard_name
> "radiation_wavelength"
>
>
>
> Hi.
>
>
>
>
>
> Following url mentions for some of the variable names starting with  
> "atmosphere_absorption_optical_thickness_due_to"
> string to have
>
> a coordinate variable with standard name "radiation_wavelength" or
> "radiation_frequency"
>
>
>
>
> http://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-standard-names/66/src/cf-standard-name-table.xml
>
>
>
>
>
> Can you just elaborate how to do this. I could not find anywhere in the
> CF1-.7 conventions document or even 1.8, that there can be coordinate
> variables with such a standard name.
>
> I have  hyperspectral data that I want to write with wavelength as one
> dimensions.
>
>
>
> regards
>
> Ghansham
>

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