Dear Etienne > The problem with area_type is that it mostly deals with "vegetation > types" rather than "plant function types", some models make a > distinction between them. > For example, a "savanna" vegetation type is made of several "plant > function types", such as grass, shrubs and deciduous trees
I would see no objection to adding some PFTs to the area_type table. They can be area types too, of course i.e. you could have an area covered by grass or shrubs. > Numeric values are easier to deal with in many models, and also in > displaying (e.g. in grads) Yes, I appeciate that. If you use flag_values and flag_meanings, you can have a data variable with numerical values, and it's still self-describing because the flag attributes record a "key" to translate the numbers into strings. Best wishes Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
