Thank you Steve! I apologize for my ignorance and appreciate the clarifications.
I will be working on a FAQ for CF and will likely include some UDUNITS-specific information, as these questions have come up in various contexts. john On May 26, 2014, at 16:54, Steven Emmerson <[email protected]> wrote: > John, > > Plural units are allowed. > > The kilogram is the base unit of mass because that's what the SI says is the > base unit of mass. I wish it wasn't. > > The UDUNITS package should accept "cubic meters" but doesn't. I consider that > a bug and I'll work on it immediately. > > Regards, > Steven Emmerson > Software Developer > Unidata Program Center > University Corporation for Atmospheric Research > > > On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 5:11 PM, John Graybeal <[email protected]> > wrote: > 3 progressively stupider questions, offered in hopes of provoking the right > answer: > - Perhaps depends on which standard name it's attached to? > - Are plural units allowed in the prefix? > - Why is the base mass unit kilogram, i.e., why does it already have a prefix? > > If anyone has found a deep description of UDUNITS I'd love to know of it. So > far it seems like one has to study and do tests with the code to understand > all the details. > > John > > On May 26, 2014, at 06:53, "Lowry, Roy K." <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> We're getting a CF conformance checker error on the units 'milligrams per >> cubic meter'. Anybody know why it's wrong? >> >> Cheers, Roy. >> >> This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only. NERC is >> subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the contents of this >> email and any reply you make may be disclosed by NERC unless it is exempt >> from release under the Act. Any material supplied to NERC may be stored in >> an electronic records management system. >> _______________________________________________ >> CF-metadata mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata > > John Graybeal > [email protected] > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CF-metadata mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata > > > _______________________________________________ > CF-metadata mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata John Graybeal [email protected]
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