I might reorder the first sentence (so that the parenthetical statement at the end directly follows the phrase it modifies): "In defining some of the descriptors that make CF-netCDF files self-describing, CF-netCDF relies on controlled vocabularies containing terms that are chosen as far as practically possible to be self-explanatory (and with precise definitions provided in CF documents). It should be possible to interpret CF-netCDF metadata without consulting resources external to CF."
In general, I think you have captured the principles we have been following in constructing the convention. Do you think the following additional principles should be included? 1. (Perhaps in conjunction with the 2nd to last point in your list): "Most of the metadata defined by the conventions is optional because the full descriptive richness of CF may not be needed (or relevant) in interpreting a particular dataset." 2. Perhaps in conjunction with the last point in your list, we should specifically say something about the data model? -- 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/273#issuecomment-648345410 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].
