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[netCDF #LTA-465932]: CF/Radial



Hi Ross,

> I am working of generating NetCDF files from radar data (ray-based
> volumes, ray-base and Cartesian products, cross-sections, etc.).
> 
> For our ray-based data, it appears that the proposed CF/Radial format
> would be ideal.  As this is quite new, I can see that there is no
> on-line compliance checker, and I haven't seen any evidence of groups
> considering this format.
> 
> Can you give me a sense of whether anybody in the radar/lidar community
> is making a move to embrace this format yet?

Yes, I think there is a growing community using it.  There is also a mailing
list on which you can ask about it:

  http://www.eol.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cfradial-users
 
> Also, if I produce files using CF/Radial, is there somebody who can work
> with me to see if my files are compliant?

I'm not sure what the compliance-checker plans are, but I'll bet someone on
the cfradial-users mailing list knows.

--Russ

Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: LTA-465932
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: High
Status: Closed