Dear Randy > We have data variables containing observation data that have corresponding > flag variables containing status info (i.e. status_flag). These flag > variables are ancillary data and the observation data variable includes the > ancillary_variables attribute. > > The observation data variable makes use of coordinates variable for auxiliary > coordinate variables, and includes the coordinates attribute. There are > dependencies between values assigned to the auxiliary coordinate variables, > and the values assigned to the ancillary variable (in this case a flag > variable) > > Should the coordinates attribute be included in the specification of the > ancillary variable ?
Yes, I think so. An ancillary variable is a data variable, and it should be self-describing in its own right. In particular, it should have all the coordinates which are relevant to it. Best wishes Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
