CF-conventioners, I recommend using full unit names and prefixes in unit specifications for just this reason: unit symbols and prefix symbols can be ambiguous, whereas unit names and prefix names are not.
The UDUNITS-2 package will format a binary unit into a string representation using either symbols or names -- as requested by the client. Regards, Steve Emmerson Andrew Clegg wrote: I never thought of using the full word 'gram' - I've just checked and 'gram' and 'mgram' work on udunits-2 as well. Thanks. However, I'm still concerned that there are differences between the 2 versions, and that this should be at least noted in the conventions. Other people in the future will probably have the same problem, and it would be nice to have a definitive answer. My (strong) personal preference is to say that all unit strings should be correct when interpreted with udunits-2, rather than relying on a set of 'hacks' to ensure compatibility between the 2. _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
