Im not sure if we ever converged on how to write ensemble files. Particularly, how does software recognize the ensemble dimension?

I have an example file:

netcdf C:/data/CMIP3_Rank_Qensemble_4D.nc {
 dimensions:
   model = 2;
   latitude = 97;
   longitude = 93;
   time = 13;
 variables:
   float latitude(latitude=97);
     :units = "degrees_north";
     :axis = "Y";
   float longitude(longitude=93);
     :units = "degrees_east";
     :axis = "X";
   int model(model=2);
     :ID = "number";
   int time(time=13);
     :units = "days since 1950-01-01 00:00:00";
     :axis = "T";
   float data(time=13, model=2, latitude=97, longitude=93);
     :units = "mm/d";
}

Perhaps we should add :axis = "Ensemble" to the model coordinate variable?

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