On 8/8/2011 3:43 PM, Jim Biard wrote:
Hi.
I have a time series of monthly averaged values. I have an
integer-valued time coordinate variable and an associated time_bounds
variable. Is it correct to use the 15th of February and the 16th of
all the other months for my time centers, or should I use the 16th of
every month?
Also, should I do anything differently if my data are climatological
monthly averages (say, over 30 years of data)? And, in this case,
should the time coordinate values be day numbers from the beginning of
the 30-year time interval, the end of the time interval, or something
else entirely?
Grace and peace,
Jim Biard
At the moment, IMO the best that can be done in CF is to accurately
record the date range (using the bounds attribute). The coordinate value
should then be considered for labeling purposes only. Make a one line
description and put into the long_name attribute. Make sure you have
human readable documentation that explains whats going on in detail, and
add a global attribute that references it. Set up a 24-hour hotline to
answer questions, staffed by post-docs wearing beepers. Ok, maybe not
the last ;^)
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