Dear Chris et al. I may have missed it - are you proposing a change or a clarification to the text of the CF standard document?
Best wishes and thanks Jonathan ----- Forwarded message from Chris Barker <[email protected]> ----- > Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 12:52:48 -0700 > From: Chris Barker <[email protected]> > To: Nan Galbraith <[email protected]> > CC: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Temporal nitpicks. Was: CF-metadata Digest, Vol > 161, Issue 3 > > On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 5:45 AM, Nan Galbraith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Can we recommend the use of ISO-compatible date strings, with > > the caveat that time zone should always be included? > > > > Yes, we really should do that (though it's an offset that is specified, not > a time zone) > > It's unfortunate that ISO defaults to local time, and that seems to be > > non-negotiable. > > > > yup :-( > > This is what we use in the OceanSITES implementation of CF. Obviously, > > it won't solve everyone's needs, > > > I'm trying to see whos needs it wouldn't suit folks may well want local > time, rather than UTC, but having it be unspecified does no one any good. > > and specifying times in "true" local time, with DST baked in is simply a > nightmare for everyone --- it really, really should be discouraged! > > -CHB > > > -- > > 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] > _______________________________________________ > CF-metadata mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata ----- End forwarded message ----- _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
