Dear Upendra I believe so. It is not mentioned because it's a different issue. The discrete sampling geometries can equally well have coordinates specified on projection planes or which otherwise depend on the grid_mapping for definition.
Best wishes Jonathan > I am working with CF standard on discrete sampling geometries. In > all the examples in the CF document, there is no mention of > grid_mapping attribute. As I understand, the information stored > within grid_mapping variable has nothing to do with whether the data > is gridded or non-gridded. So I am assuming that there is no mention > of it purely because it is not the focus here. But someone please > confirm that grid_mapping attribute is still applicable in the same > way as for gridded data, i.e., using grid_mapping as an attribute of > data variables. Thanks! _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
