Dear Sebatien > According to the FAQ, units must be compatible with (that is, > convertible to) the canonical units of the standard name. > But in the example, "seconds since 2007-11-07 17:54:00 +0000" cannot > be converted into "seconds". (according to udunits) > > Could a variable with 'time' as its standard name have a unit of the > form 'time-unit since timestamp' ?
I think the time-unit in this case is really seconds. The udunits string contains the unit and a reference time. Perhaps we should clarify this in the FAQ. It is OK to use the standard_name of time whether or not there is a reference time. Best wishes Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
