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== netCDF Templates for in-situ data types == | == netCDF Templates for in-situ data types == | ||
NODC has recently proposed a set of [https://geo-ide.noaa.gov/wiki/index.php?title=Category:NODC_NetCDF_Templates netCDF Templates] for in-situ data types. These are important potential extensions to the CF Conventions. | NODC has recently proposed a set of [https://geo-ide.noaa.gov/wiki/index.php?title=Category:NODC_NetCDF_Templates netCDF Templates] for in-situ data types. These are important potential extensions to the CF Conventions. | ||
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+ | [http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/thredds/fileServer/testdata/NDBC_41001_201101_D1333_v00.nc Here] is a netCDF-4 file created by NDBC which uses groups. The THREDDS link to the dataset is [http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/testdata/catalog.html?dataset=testdata/NDBC_41001_201101_D1333_v00.nc here]. | ||
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== CF-Aware Tools == | == CF-Aware Tools == |
Revision as of 14:43, January 31, 2012
The CF Standards Cluster
Objectives
- Propose extensions to the CF naming conventions that are relevant to observational data
- Create use cases and interoperability demos that demonstrate the value of CF usage in remote sensing
- Provide tutorials at Federation meetings on the use of the CF conventions
Get Involved: Monthly Telecons
- Next telecon:
- Tuesday Jan 31, 2pm ET / 11am PT (rescheduled from two weeks earlier)
- Dial: 877-668-4493
- Access code: 23138379
- Agenda:
- HDF-EOS / CF Conversion Table
- Summer Meeting Plans/ Technical Workshop showing CF-aware tools
- CF extensions needed for Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 data
- Minutes of past telecons/meetings:
Possible CF Extensions
- 1. Spectral bands
- Define as dimension rather than coordinate variable
- Pre-define band names
- Pre-define by wavelength/frequency range
- Proposal by Tom Whittaker
- 2. Data quality
- Modifiers such as "percent_cloud_free"
- 3. Level 3-specific
- Local/solar time
- 4. Level 2-specific
- Orbital parameters/swath geometry
- 5. Level 1-specific
- Calibration tables/engineering parameters
netCDF and ISO
Some ideas about the relationship between the netCDF metadata model and ISO are available. Input on those topics are welcome on the NOAA GEO-IDE wiki or here!
netCDF Templates for in-situ data types
NODC has recently proposed a set of netCDF Templates for in-situ data types. These are important potential extensions to the CF Conventions.
netCDF files with groups
Here is a netCDF-4 file created by NDBC which uses groups. The THREDDS link to the dataset is here.
CF-Aware Tools
H4CF Conversion Library- provides CF-compliant access to HDF4 and HDF-EOS2 files
Join the Cluster e-mail list
External Links
- CF Home Page
- Read the CF-satellite archives (UCAR):
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/archives/cf-satellite
- Join the CF-satellite e-mail list (UCAR):
http://mailman.unidata.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-satellite
- NCAR's proposed CF-compliant format for fixed and mobile radars and lidars (Cf/Radial):
http://www.ral.ucar.edu/projects/titan/docs/radial_formats/cfradial.html
Governance
Interim Chair: Rob Raskin raskin at jpl.nasa.gov