I agree. I cannot find anything in CF that would be violated if you only use one unlimited dimension per variable.
Michael On 30.08.2012 15:44, Jim Biard wrote: > Hi. > > If each variable uses only one of the unlimited dimensions, then I think > you are CF compliant. > > Grace and peace, > > Jim > > Jim Biard > Research Scholar > Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites > Remote Sensing and Applications Division > National Climatic Data Center > 151 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801-5001 > > jim.bi...@noaa.gov <mailto:jim.bi...@noaa.gov> > 828-271-4900 > > On Aug 30, 2012, at 2:43 AM, Michael Decker <m.dec...@fz-juelich.de > <mailto:m.dec...@fz-juelich.de>> wrote: > >> Hi Randy, >> >> well, if you want to stick to the _classic_ data model, then I think you >> will have to stick with a single unlimited dimension only. As I >> understand the netcdf FAQ >> (http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/#fv18) you would have to >> use the "enhanced" NetCDF-4 format to be able to include multiple >> unlimited dimensions - and this will break compatibility with the >> NetCDF-3 format. >> >> I'm not really sure about implications regarding CF-conformity. There >> are some paragraphs that refer to the unlimited dimension concerning >> dimension order of variables for example. So multiple unlimited >> dimensions might break this requirement... >> >> Regards, >> Michael >> >> On 28.08.2012 22:59, Randy Horne wrote: >>> For the GOES-R product files, the plan is to use the NetCDF4 file >>> format and the classic data model. >>> >>> Is it CF compliant if a NetCDF dataset/file uses two different >>> unlimited dimensions in two data variables ? >>> >>> very respectfully, >>> >>> randy >>> >>> >>> ..............End of Message ...............................--> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CF-metadata mailing list >>> CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu <mailto:CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu> >>> http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata >>> >> >> >> -- >> Michael Decker >> Forschungszentrum Jülich >> Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung - Troposphäre (IEK-8) >> >> Tel.: +49 2461 61-3867 >> E-Mail: m.dec...@fz-juelich.de <mailto:m.dec...@fz-juelich.de> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH >> 52425 Juelich >> Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich >> Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 >> Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher >> Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr. Achim Bachem (Vorsitzender), >> Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, >> Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CF-metadata mailing list >> CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu <mailto:CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu> >> http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata > > > > _______________________________________________ > CF-metadata mailing list > CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata > -- Michael Decker Forschungszentrum Jülich Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung - Troposphäre (IEK-8) Tel.: +49 2461 61-3867 E-Mail: m.dec...@fz-juelich.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr. Achim Bachem (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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