[CF-metadata] file with both run time and forecast (valid) time coordinates

[John Caron]

Jonathan Gregory wrote:
> Dear John
> 
> 
>>One question on situation (b): You make both one-dimensional auxiliary 
>>coordinate variables, but could you make one a coordinate and one an 
>>auxiliary coordinate? Eg:
> 
> 
> Coordinate variables have to be monotonic, and this will not generally be
> true in the cases where you have, in effect, a 2D (possibly sparse) set of
> combinations of analysis and validity times. That is the reason for using
> an index axis, with both times as auxiliaries.

Ah yes, good point.


Thanks for your input, i will try to implement and see what other questions come up.

> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Jonathan
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