From 9239ee3b7fe68891dac7a57bf9cabccabc44a470 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rosalyn Hatcher Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 13:48:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update to bring Conformance doc in line with clarification to use of region names/area_types as discussion in cf-convention/cf-conventions#198 --- conformance.adoc | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/conformance.adoc b/conformance.adoc index f58320a..cafb28c 100644 --- a/conformance.adoc +++ b/conformance.adoc @@ -190,8 +190,9 @@ name modifier. name table. * The legal values for the standard name modifier are contained in Appendix C, Standard Name Modifiers. -* If a variable has a **`standard_name`** of **`region`** or **`area_type`**, it must have value(s) -from the permitted list. +* If a variable has a **`standard_name`** of **`region`** or **`area_type`**, +it must either have value(s) from the permitted list or, if flags are being used, +the **`flag_meanings`** attribute must contain values from the permitted list. *Recommendataions:*