1) Should in ch02.adoc something be stated about the fact that string data type is only available when using netcdf-4? Or can we state that netcdf-4 is now the de facto standard convention by now?
Note: Recent experiments with the string data type learned that some tools, like MATLAB, still don't support that data type via the NetCDF4 interface. The work around is to reopen the file using the HDF5 interface. 2) With the introduction of the string data type, we move away from the 1-byte characters. So, this opens up a discussion on encodings. The _Encoding attribute has been suggested in the past. We may want to postpone the _Enconding attribute to another issue, but should we something state about the default encoding already? -- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions/issues/139#issuecomment-407062662
