ingrid allows it as well On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 2:36 PM, John Caron <ca...@unidata.ucar.edu> wrote: > On 9/16/2010 11:04 AM, Jonathan Gregory wrote: >> >> Dear Upendra >> >> add_offset is included in CF for data variables, but not coordinate >> variables. >> Its intention is to help with packing data (CF section 8.1). >> >> For time coordinate variables, however, an offset can effectively be >> included >> in the units, which have the form "UNITS since TIME". You can specify any >> reference TIME you like. Why would you like an offset for X and Y >> coordinates? >> >> Best wishes >> >> Jonathan >> _______________________________________________ >> CF-metadata mailing list >> CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu >> http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata > > Does CF explicitly exclude using scale/offset on coordinate variables? The > CDM allows this. > _______________________________________________ > CF-metadata mailing list > CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata >
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