Hi Philip,
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Cameron-smith, Philip
<[email protected]> wrote:
> it may be a good idea to make the std_name capture your concept more
> precisely.
I was thinking to propose first collocation_interval but then realized
it is just a time interval and I would need to define "collocation".
Why do you think plain time_interval will not work?
> Are you thinking about two instruments on the same platform? different
> platforms?
Same or different platforms; ground vs satellite/airborne instruments;
airborne vs satellite instruments; any combination.
> If more than one satellite, do they need to be in the same orbit?
No.
> If one satellite, does this depend on the scanning pattern and timing, and
> whether or not one of the instruments gets turned off for a while?
In the most general case -- no.
> Is this something that will vary with every point in space and time, since
> sometimes satellite tracks cross before the orbit repeats, and/or scan
> patterns can change?
If by "every point in space and time" you mean "each collocation pair"
then -- yes.
-Aleksandar
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