I've added a pull request and issue on Github for a change to Chapter 2 of the Conventions that adds support for the *string* data type in variables. Trac is down right now, so there is no Trac ticket. You can see the issue and pull request at
Issue - https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions/issues/139 Pull request - https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions/pull/138 Grace and peace, Jim [image: CICS-NC] <http://www.cicsnc.org/>Visit us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/cicsnc> *Jim Biard* *Research Scholar* Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites NC <http://cicsnc.org/> North Carolina State University <http://ncsu.edu/> NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information <http://ncdc.noaa.gov/> *formerly NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center* 151 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 e: [email protected] o: +1 828 271 4900 *Connect with us on Facebook for climate <http://www.facebook.com/NOAANCEIclimate> and ocean and geophysics <http://www.facebook.com/NOAANCEIoceangeo> information, and follow us on Twitter at @NOAANCEIclimate <http://www.twitter.com/NOAANCEIclimate>and @NOAANCEIocngeo <http://www.twitter.com/NOAANCEIocngeo>.*
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