[FEATURE]: Gather CDAT features for releases after v1.0.0

[tomvothecoder]

Feature Request Criteria

• Feature is not implemented by xarray
• Feature is not implemented by another actively developed xarray-based package
• Feature is not limited to specific use cases (e.g., data quality issues)
• Feature is generally reusable
• Feature is relatively simple and lightweight to implement and use

Is your feature request related to a problem?

The PCMDI group is interested in providing feedback and feature suggestions based on their most used features in CDAT.

Describe the solution you'd like

1. Create a survey to gather a list of features that are most used by CDAT and PCMDI group members
2. Aggregate the responses by count
   • Check if the features can already be accomplished in xarray with relative ease
   • Check if some of the features are already implemented or can be extended in xCDAT
3. Create a poll for the top 10 responses and send out to the CDAT/PCMDI community
   • Add a note for the features that can accomplished in xarray or are already implemented in xCDAT
4. Discuss the results with the xCDAT team

• Follow the feature request criteria to narrow down list
• How valuable is the feature request for the broader community?

6. Send out follow up email of the results

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Additional context

Things to consider:

• Potential for feature bloat and scope-creep!
• The target audience for xCDAT should include new or existing xarray users in addition to CDAT users. We don't want to pigeonhole this package to the needs of a single community, which is why we want to serve the broader climate community as a whole.