Dear Nan I think the table of area_types should and will extend beyond the list in the ticket that introduced it, but I suggest that we should take the approach we normally do with standard names and conventions, of adding to it as the need arises (although trying to bear future needs in mind), rather than trying to devise a complete list from the outset.
> Does the fact of the 'ice_free_sea' area type imply that plain 'sea' > has ice? > Or is 'sea' just a less definitive term that may or may not have ice? The latter. This distinction was already made in cell_methods. sea is with or without sea-ice. We have introducing floating_ice to include icebergs as well as sea-ice, and also ice-shelves and lake ice. This needs definition as it is not a common term although it seems like a clear term to me. Best wishes Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
