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 _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
