Re: [CF-metadata] Platform Heave

2018-08-29 Thread John Helly
ght. > The directionality of sway rate values is unspecified if no > direction attribute is present. > > platform_heave_rate: Platform is a structure or vehicle that > serves as a base for mounting sensors. Platforms include, but are > not limited to, satellites, aeroplanes, ship

Re: [CF-metadata] Platform Heave

2018-05-25 Thread John Helly
or decay. J. On 5/25/18 20:42, John Helly wrote: I believe it's a synonym within the oceanographic community for the vertical motion of an ocean-going platform. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_motions Could just be jargon but it strike me as more complex: nonetheless a vertical

Re: [CF-metadata] Platform Heave

2018-05-25 Thread John Helly
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Re: [CF-metadata] Recording "day of year on which something happens"

2017-03-16 Thread John Helly
or ability. Grace and peace, Jim On 3/16/17 3:49 PM, John Helly wrote: In language, definitions are based on usage. Julian date, modulo the year, is a convention that I have been using for decades to do what you are talking about but I defer to wiser minds. J. On 3/16/17 9:42 AM, Jim Biard wrote

Re: [CF-metadata] Recording "day of year on which something happens"

2017-03-16 Thread John Helly
that is grossly misused. Julian Day is defined as the elapsed days since January 1, 4713 BCE. Lots of people use the term to refer to day-in-year, but this doesn't seem to be a proper usage. Grace and peace, Jim On 3/16/17 3:36 PM, John Helly wrote: Sorry to jump in here but isn't this just

Re: [CF-metadata] Recording "day of year on which something happens"

2017-03-16 Thread John Helly
e that will hold a variable that represents the day of the year on which an event happened (integers from 0 to 366). This value is recorded every year for a number of years. I have a couple of questions about how best to do this: 1. What is the best standard name to use for the day o

Re: [CF-metadata] FW: Salinity units

2015-06-03 Thread John Helly
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