Re: [CF-metadata] Nitrate and nitrite

2011-12-14 Thread Stephane TAROT
Hi, There is already mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_water (mol m-3) with the definition Mole concentration means moles (amount of substance) per unit volume and is used in the construction mole_concentration_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. So I guess it could be the

Re: [CF-metadata] Proposal for better handling vector quantities in CF (and the role of libCF)

2011-12-14 Thread Steve Hankin
On 12/13/2011 4:28 PM, Seth McGinnis wrote: I agree with your reasoning. It is worth considering the use of Groups, but the approach should be weighed against the best proposals that can be generated that stick to the classic model. Fundamentally the need is for 2 bit of semantics: 1.

Re: [CF-metadata] inconsistencies in translating projection parameters OGC WKT - CF-1.5

2011-12-14 Thread John Caron
Hi Etienne: Generally, CF has followed proj4 conventions as much as we could, and John Snyder's reference book is often underneath: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1395/report.pdf OGC specs tended to come from experts using the EPSG, and generally we are less familiar with that. some specific

Re: [CF-metadata] Proposal for better handling vector quantities in CF (and the role of libCF)

2011-12-14 Thread Jonathan Gregory
Dear Steve As you know, I agree with the desirability of developing more CF-aware software, in order to make analysis and processing programs easier. Beating the libCF drum: the development of libCF is so important! When you refer to libCF, do you include or mean the Python developments such