Re: [CF-metadata] interplay of standard name modifiers, cell_methods -- is there a problem?

2013-04-03 Thread Lowry, Roy K.
@cgd.ucar.edu Cc: Jonathan Gregory Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] interplay of standard name modifiers, cell_methods -- is there a problem? Jonathan, You haven't been unclear about how we got into the state we are currently in. We got to now by adding bits here and there as needs arose without always

Re: [CF-metadata] interplay of standard name modifiers, cell_methods -- is there a problem?

2013-04-02 Thread Steve Hankin
On 4/2/2013 1:13 AM, Cameron-smith, Philip wrote: Hi Steve, I think your suggestion has merit. One question is : Would your suggestion make any other changes, eg to std_name modifiers or cell_methods? Hi Philip, Ken has pointed out that our discussions are clouding the specific

Re: [CF-metadata] interplay of standard name modifiers, cell_methods -- is there a problem?

2013-04-02 Thread Jim Biard
Steve, I'd say we have a problem. I think your first-cut solution is probably too minimalist, but it would be better than the current situation. Grace and peace, Jim Jim Biard Research Scholar Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites Remote Sensing and Applications Division National

[CF-metadata] interplay of standard name modifiers, cell_methods -- is there a problem?

2013-04-02 Thread Jonathan Gregory
Dear all Jim asked, As some examples of the confusing situation we have now, why do we have a separate word modifier number_of_observations instead of a number_of_observations_of_X transformation modifier? Why don't we have variance_of_X or anomaly_of_X transformations (or separate word

Re: [CF-metadata] interplay of standard name modifiers, cell_methods -- is there a problem?

2013-04-02 Thread Jim Biard
Jonathan, You haven't been unclear about how we got into the state we are currently in. We got to now by adding bits here and there as needs arose without always thinking about the implications for the whole system down the road (which you did a great job of describing). A lot of good work