Hi all, I can't recall if this topic has come up for discussion on the mailing list before - apologies in advance if that is the case.
Although the current CF conventions do not appear to be tied explicitly to a particular version of the netCDF library, there are certain sections (e.g. 2.2 Data Types) which imply a fairly strong linkage with the netCDF-3 'classic' data model. Thinking about the new features that ship with the netCDF-4 library - named groups and richer data types, for instance - would it be correct to assume that the same metadata attributes that make a netCDF-3 file CF-compliant would also render the equivalent netCDF-4 file CF- compliant? (I'm assuming here that the data and metadata are placed within the default root group in the case of the netCDF-4 file.) I think the answer is Yes, but it would be useful to hear the view of others. Alternatively, asking the question from the opposite perspective, are there updates that need to be factored into a future version of CF to cater for the new capabilities offered by netCDF-4? Thanks in advance. Regards, Phil _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
