Chris, The data is a global grid that has a value for every cell. The values were obtained by fitting a function to a set of irregularly spaced points and then sampling the function at the center of each cell.
Jim Visit us on Facebook Jim Biard Research Scholar Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites NC North Carolina State University NOAA's National Climatic Data Center 151 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 e: [email protected] o: +1 828 271 4900 On Nov 21, 2013, at 3:59 PM, Chris Barker <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Jim Biard <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a variable that contains a time average of gridded temperature > measurements. The grid is produced by a fit of irregularly-spaced point data > (weather stations), and any given cell might not contain an actual > measurement point. I understand that I should have a cell_method of “time: > mean” for the time axis, but what should I do for the lat/lon dimensions? > > Maybe I misunderstand your data, but I think that for this purpose, the > "cell" is only in the time dimension -- it is still point data in the lat/lon > dimensions. So each value of a given variable is still associated with a > single lat and long. So you do the same thing as usual for that. > > HTH, > -Chris > > > > > > > > > > Grace and peace, > > Jim > > Visit us on > Facebook Jim Biard > Research Scholar > Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites NC > North Carolina State University > NOAA's National Climatic Data Center > 151 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 > e: [email protected] > o: +1 828 271 4900 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CF-metadata mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata > > > > > -- > > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer > > Emergency Response Division > NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > [email protected]
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