Difference between revisions of "CF Coordinate Conventions"
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− | == Introduction == | + | === Introduction === |
− | === Goals === | + | ==== Goals ==== |
− | == NetCDF Files and Components == | + | === NetCDF Files and Components === |
− | === Filename === | + | ==== Filename ==== |
− | === Data Types === | + | ==== Data Types ==== |
− | === Naming Conventions === | + | ==== Naming Conventions ==== |
− | === Dimensions === | + | ==== Dimensions ==== |
− | === Variables === | + | ==== Variables ==== |
− | === Attributes === | + | ==== Attributes ==== |
− | == Description of the Data == | + | === Description of the Data === |
− | === Units === | + | ==== Units ==== |
− | === Long Name === | + | ==== Long Name ==== |
− | === Standard Name === | + | ==== Standard Name ==== |
− | === Ancillary Data === | + | ==== Ancillary Data ==== |
− | === Flags === | + | ==== Flags ==== |
− | == Coordinate Types == | + | === Coordinate Types === |
− | === Latitude Coordinate=== | + | ==== Latitude Coordinate==== |
− | === Longitude Coordinate=== | + | ==== Longitude Coordinate==== |
− | === Vertical (Height or Depth) Coordinate === | + | ==== Vertical (Height or Depth) Coordinate ==== |
− | === Time Coordinate === | + | ==== Time Coordinate ==== |
− | == Coordinate Systems == | + | === Coordinate Systems === |
− | === Independent Latitude, Longitude, Vertical, and Time Axes === | + | ==== Independent Latitude, Longitude, Vertical, and Time Axes ==== |
− | === Two-Dimensional Latitude, Longitude, Coordinate Variables === | + | ==== Two-Dimensional Latitude, Longitude, Coordinate Variables ==== |
− | === Reduced Horizontal Grid=== | + | ==== Reduced Horizontal Grid==== |
− | === Timeseries of Station Data=== | + | ==== Timeseries of Station Data==== |
− | === Trajectories === | + | ==== Trajectories ==== |
− | === Grid Mappings and ProjectionsHorizontal Coordinate Reference Systems, Grid Mappings, and Projections=== | + | ==== Grid Mappings and ProjectionsHorizontal Coordinate Reference Systems, Grid Mappings, and Projections==== |
− | === Scalar Coordinate Variables=== | + | ==== Scalar Coordinate Variables==== |
− | == Labels and Alternative Coordinates == | + | === Labels and Alternative Coordinates === |
− | === Labels=== | + | ==== Labels==== |
− | === Alternative Coordinates=== | + | ==== Alternative Coordinates==== |
− | == Data Representative of Cells == | + | === Data Representative of Cells === |
− | === Cell Boundaries=== | + | ==== Cell Boundaries==== |
− | === Cell Measures=== | + | ==== Cell Measures==== |
− | === Cell Methods=== | + | ==== Cell Methods==== |
− | === Climatological Statistics=== | + | ==== Climatological Statistics==== |
− | == Reduction of Dataset Size == | + | === Reduction of Dataset Size === |
− | === Packed Data=== | + | ==== Packed Data==== |
− | === Compression by Gathering=== | + | ==== Compression by Gathering==== |
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CF_Coordinate_Conventions Description: The purpose of the CF conventions is to create self-describing netCDF files: each variable in the file has an associated description of what it represents, each value can be located in space and time. An important benefit of a convention is that it enables software tools to display data and perform operations on specified subsets of the data with no user intervention. It is equally important that the metadata be easy for human users to write and to understand.
Glossary Domain: WCS, HTAP
Related Links
Links to this page
[[Links::CF Conventions, Standardized Geographic Region Names
Contributors
[[Contributors::Brian Eaton, Jonathan Gregory, Bob Drach, Karl Taylor, Steve Hankin, John Caron, Rich Signell, Phil Bentley, Greg Rappa, CFpeople.]]
History
[[History::The convention was designed by Brian Eaton, Jonathan Gregory, Bob Drach, Karl Taylor and Steve Hankin. Version 1.0, 28 October, 2003, Version 1.1, 17 January, 2008 Version 1.2, 4 May, 2008 Version 1.3, 7 November, 2008 Version 1.4, 27 February, 2009]]
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