Hi Nan,
I'd recommend using a 'metadata_link' attribute.
http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Attribute_Convention_for_Data_Discovery_1-3#Additional_Metadata:_metadata_link_attribute
-Dave
On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 8:56 AM, Nan Galbraith <ngalbraith@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi ESIP, NetCDF, and THREDDS folks -
>
> First, I'm sorry for the cross posting. I have a hard time figuring
> out which NetCDF list does what; there are 'best practices' threads
> on several lists, interspersed with install and development threads.
>
> The OceanSITES project would like to find the most useful way to
> provide a link within a NetCDF file to an external dataset.
>
> > Another piece I am missing ... is an optional field, that link to a
> > data DOI. Why? Here's an example: We operate an OceanSITES site off
> > the Cape Verdes and the sediment trap data is ... not included in an
> > netcdf file but processed and stored elsewhere
> > https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.863969
>
> Does THREDDS have a standard way to provide links to related or
> co-located data? Is this something we discussed as part of ESIP's
> ACDD recommendations? I've been searching through my store
> of old messages, and haven't come up with anything.
>
> Thanks very much for any advice on this!
>
> - Nan Galbraith
>
>
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