Hi Philip,

On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 3:48 AM, Cameron-smith, Philip
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't think anyone has responded to your email below, so I am responding, 
> in part, so it doesn't get lost in the recent blizzard of emails on other 
> topics :-).

Thank you very much! I was getting worried the other standard names I
proposed will not get much attention. Perhaps that is a good thing?
;-)

> I still much prefer the alternative that was proposed:
>
>    time_sample_interval_due_to_collocation

Fine with me.

> I suggest that we tweak the description to improve clarity:
>
> "The difference in time between two events that are collocated. Two events 
> are deemed to be collocated based on some set of spatial, temporal, and 
> viewing geometry criteria."

Fine.

> I also checked on the spelling of 'collocation'.    Unfortunately, different 
> dictionaries seem to disagree, with varying support given to:  collocation, 
> colocation, and co-location.  In the dictionaries I looked at, collocation 
> was often described as a literary term (for two words appearing next to each 
> other), with colocation and co-location often being more clearly defined in 
> the way that we want.  But it was not clear cut.  Is there consensus in the 
> fields relevant to CF?

"collocation" is used in satellite remote sensing. For example,:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collocation_(remote_sensing)

With this all issues about this standard name are resolved. Can I
assume this name is accepted?

       -Aleksandar
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