Dear Jon et al. > Is cell_methods necessary in this case > (for the time axis bounds) – probably not since this isn’t a > statistical quantity like an average, but a value that’s > “representative” of the year.
It's always recommended to include cell_methods, because the default depends on whether the quantity is intensive or extensive in the dimension concerned, and that may not be obvious. If it's not "point", it should be "sum". That method (Appendix E) means it applies to the cell as a whole. It would be great if someone had the energy and interest to summarise this discussion as a FAQ to be addded to http://cfconventions.org/faq.html, because it's likely it'll be asked again, since it's been asked before! Best wishes Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
