1.8 CF Standard Names: Forecast Reference Time (forecast_reference_time)

Record Label : forecast_reference_time

Record Title : Forecast Reference Time

CF Standard Name : forecast_reference_time

Record Description : The forecast reference time in NWP is the "data time", the time of the analysis from which the forecast was made. It is not the time for which the forecast is valid; the standard name of time should be used for that time.

Canonical Units : s