On 07/04/2016 12:29 PM, Richard Olav Rud wrote:
> Dear CF community,
> 
> We are currently working on exporting our NASA Ames formated data to 
> cf-compliant
> netCDF for our atmospheric composition database.
> 
> Since our metadata changes over time, for most of our variables, we were 
> thinking
> about using compound data types.
> Most of our metadata is of little interest to our average user and therefore 
> we would
> avoid listing them as variables. Even so, we are still obligated to present 
> this
> information.
> 
> So I am wondering if there any plans in the near future to implement compound 
> data
> types for the CF metadata conventions?

What level of metadata? per-variable or per-granule or even per-dataset? If the
latter (2): take a look at the methods employed for Sentinel 5 precursor.

http://www.tropomi.eu/documents/level-2-products
http://www.tropomi.eu/science/level-2-products

(the first link contains documentation, the second has (pre-launch) sample 
products).

Best,

Maarten Sneep
-- 
KNMI
T: 030 2206747
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