Re: [CF-metadata] Conventions for a network of velocity sensors

2011-02-10 Thread Heinke Hoeck
Hi all, the WDCC (http://cera-www.dkrz.de/) describes the sensor(instrument) and source(platform) metadata with the nasa dif. http://gcmd.nasa.gov/User/suppguide/instruments/instrument_identification.html (http://gcmd.nasa.gov/User/difguide/sensor_name.html)

Re: [CF-metadata] Conventions for a network of velocity sensors

2011-02-10 Thread Nan Galbraith
Here's what I'm using - or trying to use - for moored instruments. Our data sets are slightly different from the network of sensors that Eli described, mainly in that we have a single x,y and multiple t,z dimensions. It seems to me that ancillary variables are the right way to connect instrument

Re: [CF-metadata] Conventions for a network of velocity sensors

2011-02-09 Thread Seth McGinnis
Hi Eli, It's just a personal opinion, but I would strongly favor the first approach, putting each timeseries into a separate file. It's simple and straightforward, and it reflects the nature of the data source. I don't know of any standard nomenclature for sensor names either, but as long as

Re: [CF-metadata] Conventions for a network of velocity sensors

2011-02-09 Thread Ateljevich, Eli
: Re: [CF-metadata] Conventions for a network of velocity sensors Hi Eli, It's just a personal opinion, but I would strongly favor the first approach, putting each timeseries into a separate file. It's simple and straightforward, and it reflects the nature of the data source. I don't know