On 30/03/12 15:01, Corey Bettenhausen wrote: > To the CF group in general, how can I help to introduce groups into > the CF conventions? And also extend CF to HDF5? What's the first > step I need to take?
My experience is that coming up with a proposal or two is a good start, as it will often get people to helpfully point out improvements (or, sometimes, that the whole idea was crazy!) I'd suggest specifically covering how subgroups would work (e.g. treat each as a fully separate netcdf or merely as a hierarchical naming of variables or ..?) and what would be appropriate to hold at the root level in each case. I'd also suggest treating HDF5 as a separate thing - if you get the groups sorted, then it's effectively the same thing as netcdf4 non-classic model even at the library level, iirc, so you'd get it almost for free. Cheers, Mike. <br /> <hr /> <p><font face="Arial" size="1"> Plymouth Marine Laboratory<br /> Registered Office: <br /> Prospect Place<br /> The Hoe<br /> Plymouth PL1 3DH </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="1">Website: <a href="http://www.pml.ac.uk";>www.pml.ac.uk</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.pml.ac.uk/pdf/PML%20Annual%20Review%202011_2.pdf";>Click here for the latest PML Annual Review</a> <br /> Registered Charity No. 1091222<br /> PML is a company limited by guarantee<br /> registered in England & Wales<br /> company number 4178503</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="1" color="green">Please think before you print.</font></p> <hr /> <p><font face="Arial" size="1">This e-mail, its content and any file attachments are confidential.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="1">If you have received this e-mail in error please do not copy, disclose it to any third party or use the contents or attachments in any way. Please notify the sender by replying to this e-mail or e-mail [email protected] and then delete the email without making any copies or using it in any other way.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="1">The content of this message may contain personal views which are not the views of Plymouth Marine Laboratory unless specifically stated.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="1">You are reminded that e-mail communications are not secure and may contain viruses. Plymouth Marine Laboratory accepts no liability for any loss or damage which may be caused by viruses.</font></p> <hr /> <br /> <br /> _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
