[CF-metadata] Consistent standard_names for satellite derived radiance quantities

2013-04-03 Thread rho...@excaliburlabs.com
Folks: In the past few months there have been three standard_names proposed related to radiance or irradiance quantities at the top of the atmosphere derived from data sensed by a satellite. The proposals are as follows: (a) Message subject: cf-satellite Digest, Vol 29, Issue 1 from Peter Mi

[CF-metadata] Anyone manning the Trac desk?

2013-04-03 Thread Jim Biard
Hi. I sent an email to webmas...@pcmdi.llnl.gov requesting to be registered with the Trac system, but have received no reply. Is there someone out there who can help me? Grace and peace, Jim Jim Biard Research Scholar Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites Remote Sensing and Applic

Re: [CF-metadata] interplay of standard name modifiers, cell_methods -- is there a problem?

2013-04-03 Thread Lowry, Roy K.
Hi Jim, There are a lot of nails being hit on the head at the moment. The Standard Name attribute was conceived as a standardised label for the geophysical phenomenon - a sort of grouping term for what was being measured. Note that the Standard Name isn't a mandatory attribute in CF - the rul