Re: [CF-metadata] [cf-convention/cf-conventions] Introducing a CF domain variable (#301)

2020-09-22 Thread David Blodgett
@davidhassell -- I'm in support of this in concept and would be willing to moderate the discussion. I will review the PR in detail soon. Others, please review. Comments on detailed aspects of the PR can be in line, but please put all general discussion here. -- You are receiving this because

Re: [CF-metadata] [cf-convention/cf-conventions] Introducing a CF domain variable (#301)

2020-09-22 Thread David Hassell
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[CF-metadata] [cf-convention/cf-conventions] Introducing a CF domain variable (#301)

2020-09-22 Thread David Hassell
# Introducing a CF domain variable # Moderator TBD # Moderator Status Review [last updated: -MM-DD] Brief comment on current status, update periodically # Requirement Summary The concept of a domain that describes data locations and cell properties is not currently mentioned in the CF

[CF-metadata] [cf-convention/cf-conventions] Introducing a CF domain variable (#302)

2020-09-22 Thread David Hassell
See issue #301 for discussion of these changes. # Release checklist - [x] Authors updated in `cf-conventions.adoc`? - [x] Next version in `cf-conventions.adoc` up to date? Versioning inspired by [SemVer](https://semver.org). - [ ] `history.adoc` up to date? - [x] Conformance document up-to-date?

Re: [CF-metadata] [cf-convention/cf-conventions] Interpretation of negative years in the units attribute (#298)

2020-09-22 Thread Dave Allured
@peterkuma, I share your interest in standardizing the treatment of zero and negative years. However, I am afraid your use case may not appropriate for this task. My experience so far is that almost all climate-related obs and model data sets that might use CF encoding are in the domain of