netCDF file on GDS

[benb]

Hello All,

I just put some NetCDF files on my GDS and had a problem with one file.

A variable called:
2m_temperature
was flagged.  I assume this is because it starts with a number.  Are variabl
es that start with numbers forbidden by GDS?  Are numbers inside of the vari
able name, and underbar "_" characters allowed?  Is there a list of what is
forbidden in variable names?

Also, some of the variables names in the netCDF file were long, such as temp
erature_tendancy.  The GDS appeared to truncate variable names at 15 charact
ers, so in the .info display of the characters I saw:
temperature_ten
Am I right that variable names are truncated at 15 characters.  Also, is the
 truncated name used for accessing the variable, or the full name (i.e. temp
erature_ten or temperature_tendancy)?

Finally, this variable is listed in the netCDF file as:
temperature_tendancy     tendancy of temperature
Does the GDS limit the length of the text (e.g. tendancy of temperature) tha
t it will handle?

Thanks to all,

Ben