The current version does not need "precipFlag". This flag has been used to specify unit conversion with the CRU3.0 precipitation data which (kg/m2/s) is different from other datasets (mm/day); this step in the current version is done via metadata information and is transparent to users. Thus, I suggest dropping "precipFlag" in the current version.
We may reinstate "variableFlag" to point specific variables (e.g., temperature, cloudiness, shortwave radiation, etc.). For example, I use "precipFlag" in my hydro prototype because bias correction of precipitation is done differently from temperature. This can be included in a future version with clearer view on future expansion for supporting specific users. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jinwon Kim Dept. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90095-1565 ________________________________________ From: Cameron Goodale (JIRA) [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [jira] [Created] (CLIMATE-47) precipFlag attribute within the Model class needs to be refactored Cameron Goodale created CLIMATE-47: -------------------------------------- Summary: precipFlag attribute within the Model class needs to be refactored Key: CLIMATE-47 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLIMATE-47 Project: Apache Open Climate Workbench Issue Type: Improvement Components: rcmet Affects Versions: 0.1-incubating Reporter: Cameron Goodale Assignee: Cameron Goodale Fix For: 0.1-incubating There is a precipFlag attribute within the Model class. This has been used for computation and unit conversions. As the code is changing we need to handle this attribute better. We can either get rid of it entirely, or decide on better rules for handling this information. If anyone else has experience working with precip data and has suggestions for way to handle this let us know. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
