Hi Randy, well, if you want to stick to the _classic_ data model, then I think you will have to stick with a single unlimited dimension only. As I understand the netcdf FAQ (http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/#fv18) you would have to use the "enhanced" NetCDF-4 format to be able to include multiple unlimited dimensions - and this will break compatibility with the NetCDF-3 format.
I'm not really sure about implications regarding CF-conformity. There are some paragraphs that refer to the unlimited dimension concerning dimension order of variables for example. So multiple unlimited dimensions might break this requirement... Regards, Michael On 28.08.2012 22:59, Randy Horne wrote: > For the GOES-R product files, the plan is to use the NetCDF4 file format and > the classic data model. > > Is it CF compliant if a NetCDF dataset/file uses two different unlimited > dimensions in two data variables ? > > very respectfully, > > randy > > > ..............End of Message ...............................--> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CF-metadata mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata > -- Michael Decker Forschungszentrum Jülich Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung - Troposphäre (IEK-8) Tel.: +49 2461 61-3867 E-Mail: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr. Achim Bachem (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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