cf.List.long_name

List.long_name

The long_name CF property.

A descriptive name that indicates a nature of the data. This name is not standardised. See http://cfconventions.org/latest.html for details.

Examples

>>> f.long_name = 'zonal_wind'
>>> f.long_name
'zonal_wind'
>>> del f.long_name

>>> f.set_property('long_name', 'surface air temperature')
>>> f.has_property('long_name')
True
>>> f.get_property('long_name')
'surface air temperature'
>>> f.del_property('long_name')