[CF-metadata] CF calendars (was: problem with times in PSD dataset)

2012-12-14 Thread Jonathan Gregory
Dear Cecilia, Steve et al. Steve is right that mostly we use the Gregorian calendar. That is what I meant mostly when I said that the default is the calendar we use. The real world is mixed Julian-Gregorian, and I don't think dealing with this calendar is an issue only for Renaissance historians.

Re: [CF-metadata] CF calendars (was: problem with times in PSD dataset)

2012-12-14 Thread John Caron
Hi all: Heres what I understand of the conversation: 1. Theres nothing to do about existing files CF-1.6 and before. we are stuck with the udunits mixed calendar. 2. Starting with the next version after acceptance, (1.7 currently), we can do something different. I agree that forcing people

Re: [CF-metadata] CF calendars (was: problem with times in PSD dataset)

2012-12-14 Thread Steve Hankin
On 12/14/2012 9:35 AM, Jonathan Gregory wrote: Dear Cecilia, Steve et al. Steve is right that mostly we use the Gregorian calendar. That is what I meant mostly when I said that the default is the calendar we use. The real world is mixed Julian-Gregorian, and I don't think dealing with this