Hi all,

I'm very new to this, so please forgive my ignorance.

I'm working on GPSRO data, and once this data has been collated we write it to 
a netCDF file.  The main observation data is written as a 2D array with 
dimensions observation number (1 to n, where n will vary from file to file) and 
height (from 0 to 60km).  The file also contains lots of additional data (such 
as latitude and longitude of each observation, the ID of the satellite used, 
etc).  The integer observation number is the only sensible unique dimension 
that I know of.

My difficulty is that observation number, or something similar, is not in the 
CF standard.  Therefore my files are not CF-compliant, although they are in 
every other respect.  Is there scope for adding something like observation 
number to the standard?

Many thanks,

Neill

Neill Bowler  Expert Scientist - GPSRO & Ensemble Forecasting
Met Office  FitzRoy Road  Exeter  Devon  EX1 3PB  United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1392 886449  Fax: +44 (0)1392 885681
Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>  
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http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/people/neill-bowler

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