2010 Unidata NetCDF Workshop > Using Groups and NetCDF-4 Types
22.13 Uses for Enumerations
What are the uses for enum data?
Potential uses for enumerations
- Alternative for using strings with the CF-compliant attributes
flag_values and
flag_meanings, for quantities such as soil
type, season of the year, particle phase, region, land-cover type, sensor state, ...
- Improving self-description while keeping data compact
2010 Unidata NetCDF Workshop > Using Groups and NetCDF-4 Types