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* Meaning of grid cells: <code>cell_methods</code>, <code>cell_measures</code>, and climatological statistics.
A central element of the CF Conventions is the CF Standard Name Table. The CF Standard Name Table uniquely associates a standard name with each geophysical parameter in a data set, where each name provides a precise description of physical quantities being represented. Note that this is the string value of the <code>standard_name</code> attribute, not the name of the parameter. The CF standard name table identifies over 1,000 physical quantities, each with a precise description and associated [[canonical units]]. Guidelines for construction of CF standard names are documented on the conventions web site.
As an example of the information provided by CF standard names, the entry for sea-level atmospheric pressure includes:
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