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20030325: Unit for Hertz should be "Hz" not "hz"

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  • Subject: 20030325: Unit for Hertz should be "Hz" not "hz"
  • Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 08:42:03 -0700
Ag,

> To: "'address@hidden'" <address@hidden>
> cc: "Walker, HJ (Helen) " <address@hidden>
> From: "Stephens, A (Ag) " <address@hidden>
> Subject: Unit for Hertz should be "Hz" not "hz"
> Organization: UCAR/Unidata

The above message contained the following:

> Please note that the current list of supported units includes Hertz with a
> small 'h' as "hz".
> 
> The correct abbreviation for this unit is "Hz" with a capital 'h'.

Quite right.  Thanks for pointing this out.  It'll be fixed in the
next release.

> Kind regards,
> 
> Ag Stephens
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Regards,
Steve Emmerson