Hi Corey, > 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.
In addition, I'd suggest considering some of the issues raised in this white paper, "Developing Conventions for NetCDF-4": http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/papers/nc4_conventions.html It definitely needs some updating, but it incorporates suggestions from various sources since it was first drafted. --Russ > 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.pm > l.ac.uk</a> > <br /> > <a href="http://www.pml.ac.uk/pdf/PML%20Annual%20Review%202011_2.pdf";>Click h > ere 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 attachme > nts are confidential.</font></p> > > <p><font face="Arial" size="1">If you have received this e-mail in error plea > se do not copy, disclose it to any third party or use the contents or attachm > ents in any way. Please notify the sender by replying to this e-mail or e-mai > l [email protected] and then delete the email without making any copies or us > ing it in any other way.</font></p> > > <p><font face="Arial" size="1">The content of this message may contain person > al views which are not the views of Plymouth Marine Laboratory unless specifi > cally stated.</font></p> > > <p><font face="Arial" size="1">You are reminded that e-mail communications ar > e not secure and may contain viruses. Plymouth Marine Laboratory accepts no l > iability 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 _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
