Dear Martin Yes, I agree that both `string X(X)` and `char X(X)` should not be allowed. They are not of numeric type so cannot be coordinate variables.
I agree that "coordinate variable" would make sense to refer to both dimension and auxiliary coordinate variables. Although it would make sense, I argue however that we should instead use the longer phrase "generic coordinate variable" for the avoidance of doubt about what we mean! "Generic" is just a word to cover either of those kinds, not implying the existence of any other kinds. Best wishes Jonathan -- 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/174#issuecomment-595211554 This list forwards relevant notifications from Github. It is distinct from cf-metad...@cgd.ucar.edu, 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 cf-metadata-unsubscribe-requ...@listserv.llnl.gov.
