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#104: Clarify the interpretation of scalar coordinate variables -----------------------------+---------------------------------------------- Reporter: jonathan | Owner: [email protected] Type: defect | Status: new Priority: medium | Milestone: Component: cf-conventions | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: -----------------------------+---------------------------------------------- Comment (by markh): I disagree with this proposal. > We do not think this is a material change to the convention, which already implies this interpretation, and we believe this interpretation is what was intended when scalar coordinate variables were introduced. Such an implication is really not clear in the conventions as they stand. The reinterpretation of existing CF compliant data implied by the 'defect' status of this ticket is particularly undesirable. I view this as a regressive proposal, limiting the utility of CF for a number of scenarios without good justification. This functionality is providing benefit to the community and we should not remove that. > The interpretation of scalar coordinate variables in Section 9 may be different from the above, and this may require further clarification if the above is agreed. This statement highlights to me that the interpretation put forward here is not complete. I have significant reservations about having a whole range of interpretations of scalar coordinate variables depending on the context they exist in with respect to a data variable. This is a particularly confusing approach for data creators and I fear it will lead to CF compliant data sets where the intended meaning is not correctly encoded. I think there is a better way to approach this, which will deliver a cleaner and clearer result. -- Ticket URL: <https://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/trac/ticket/104#comment:8> CF Metadata <http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/> CF Metadata This message came from the CF Trac system. To unsubscribe, without unsubscribing to the regular cf-metadata list, send a message to "[email protected]" with "unsubscribe cf-metadata" in the body of your message.
