Enhance MET to write gridded NetCDF data that follows the Climate Forecast (CF) convention

[dwfncar]

Describe the Enhancement

Enhance MET to write gridded and point NetCDF data that follows the Climate Forecast (CF) convention.

Modify the gridded NetCDF output format from gen_poly_mask, pcp_combine, grid_stat, ensemble_stat, and MODE to make it follow the gridded CF conventions.

Consider modifying the point NetCDF output format from pb2nc, ascii2nc, and madis2nc to follow the CF conventions for point data.

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[georgemccabe]

#1407, #1840, and #660 may be related

[JohnHalleyGotway]

Discussed this at the Met Office METplus developer catchup meeting on Jan 25, 2024. The Met Office patches the NetCDF output from pcp_combine, but it would be preferable for MET to actually write CF-compliant output files directly.