cf.Variable.long_name

Variable.long_name

The long_name CF property.

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

Examples:

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

>>> f.setprop('long_name', 'surface air temperature')
>>> f.getprop('long_name')
'surface air temperature'
>>> f.delprop('long_name')