Dear John and Steve I agree with Steve about this:
> On 04/13/2011 02:25 PM, John Caron wrote: > > the point im trying to make is that it would be better to understand > > that "mol mol-1" (canonical udunit = 1) is not the same as "m3 m-3" > > (canonical udunit = 1). > > In my opinion, the distinction between "mol/mol" and "m3/m3" is better > indicated by the name of the physical quantity being displayed rather > than by its unit attribute. I would say mol mol-1 and m3 m-3 are actually the same unit. But that doesn't mean the quantities with these units are the same. Similarly, net_downward_longwave_flux_in_air and net_downward_shortwave_flux_in_air are not the same quantity, even though they are both in W m-2. The udunits Unix command doesn't accept garbage garbage-1 as a valid unit, and nor should the Java version, I think. Best wishes Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
