I am happy with the text for labels and definitions in the revised proposals as either Standard Names or Standard Name Modifiers. However, I am becoming concerned about their being Standard Names.
In the revised proposal example the new concepts are implemented as Standard Names with the Standard Name Modifier 'status_flag'. But the status_flag entry in Appendix C of the Conventions is qualified by the text: 'The use of this modifier is deprecated and the standard_name status_flag is preferred to describe this type of metadata variable.' So, that leaves the possibilities 'aggregate_quality_flag' or 'status_flag aggregate_quality_flag'. Looking at the project that linked with this thread yesterday it can be seen that flags require specific handling code. The obvious way to trigger this is to look for 'status_flag' in the Standard Name. So I think 'status_flag aggregate_quality_flag' is the better way to go. -- 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/216#issuecomment-562505559 This list forwards relevant notifications from Github. It is distinct from [email protected], although if you do nothing, a subscription to the UCAR list will result in a subscription to this list. To unsubscribe from this list only, send a message to [email protected].
