[ESIP-CF] CF names for satellite data

[Aleksandar Jelenak]

Hello!

Since no one commented on the last changes I made can I assume the
proposed names are finalized and are ready for submission? I will
bring up this issue at the web meeting next week in case anyone wishes
to make last comments.

       -Aleksandar


On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Aleksandar Jelenak
<aleksandar.jelenak at noaa.gov> wrote:
> At the last cluster web meeting there was a discussion on what terms
> are best to use: "instrument" or "sensor", and "channel" or "band". I
> was tasked to prepare some background information that could help in
> deciding. After thinking about this a bit more I decided to save us
> all some time (actually, a lot) by skipping that whole deliberation
> process!
>
> I decided to deprecate the usage of "instrument" and "channel" in
> favor of "sensor" and "band" and the the proposed names already
> reflect this:
>
> http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Standard_Names_For_Satellite_Observations
>
> I have also expanded a bit the definition of
> central_(wavelenth|wavenumber) and introduced two new names:
> sensor_scan_angle and platform_zenith_angle.
>
> Here's the diff view of all the changes:
>
> http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php?title=Standard_Names_For_Satellite_Observations&diff=40702&oldid=40473
>
> Let me know what you think. We can certainly revert back if you prefer
> to engage in long discussions with an uncertain final outcome.