NetCDF question

[Kobi Mosquera]

Hoop,

Thank you very much for your answers,

KOBI,

On Fri, 12 May 2006 15:31:56 -0600, Don Hooper wrote
> Kobi,
>
> Well, like I told you privately, the sdfopen code isn't designed for
> station data.  My foolish code assumes there exists more than one
> value in the x and y vectors (your "lat" and "lon"), and probably
> gets very confused as a result.  You might try writing an xdfopen-style
> Data Descriptor File (DDF) (probably only need the DSET, XDEF, and YDEF
> lines).  See the COLA GrADS documentation web site for the details.
>
> -Hoop
> > From owner-gradsusr at LIST.CINECA.IT  Fri May 12 15:18:22 2006
> > From: Kobi Mosquera <kobi at CHAVIN.IGP.GOB.PE>
> >
> > Hoop,
> >
> > sorry!!, the "ncdump -c" output is:
> >
> > ================================================
> > netcdf data_igp3 {
> > dimensions:
> >         time = 72 ;
> >         height = 1 ;
> >         lat = 1 ;
> >         lon = 1 ;
> > variables:
> >         float time(time) ;
> >                 time:units = "hours since 2000-1-1 00:00:0.0 -5:00" ;
> >                 time:long_name = "Time" ;
> >                 time:delta_t = "0000-00-00 01:00:00" ;
> >                 time:axis = "T" ;
> >         float height(height) ;
> >                 height:actual_range = 0.f, 0.f ;
> >                 height:units = "m " ;
> >                 height:axis = "Z" ;
> >         float lat(lat) ;
> >                 lat:actual_range = -5.f, -5.f ;
> >                 lat:units = "degrees_north" ;
> >                 lat:long_name = "Latitude" ;
> >                 lat:axis = "Y" ;
> >         float lon(lon) ;
> >                 lon:actual_range = -78.f, -78.f ;
> >                 lon:units = "degrees_east" ;
> >                 lon:long_name = "Longitude" ;
> >                 lon:axis = "X" ;
> >         float temp_aire(time, height, lat, lon) ;
> >                 temp_aire:name = "AT " ;
> >                 temp_aire:long_name = "Temperatura del aire " ;
> >                 temp_aire:units = "degC  " ;
> >                 temp_aire:actual_range = 5.f, 50.f ;
> >                 temp_aire:missing_value = -999.f ;
> >
> > // global attributes:
> >                 :Source = "Instituto Geofisico del Peru (
http://www.met.igp.gob.pe )" ;
> >                 :File_info = "Contactar a Kobi MOsquera  kobi at chavin.igp.gob.pe " ;
> >                 :title = "Temperatura del aire  en la estacion La
Calurosa         " ;
> >                 :description = "Temperatura del aire  de la estacion La
> > Calurosa         " ;
> >                 :missing_value = -999.f ;
> >                 :Convention = "COARDS" ;
> > data:
> >
> >  lat = -5 ;
> >
> >  lon = -78 ;
> > }
> >
> > ================================================================
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Kobi
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> > Kobi A. Mosquera Vásquez
> > Centro de Predicción Numérica del Tiempo y Clima (CPNTC)
> > Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP)
> >
> > Calle Badajoz N° 169 – 171
> > Urbanización Mayorazgo,IV Etapa
> > Lima 3 - Perú
> > Telefax (51) 1 3172326
> > http://www.met.igp.gob.pe
> > --------------------------------------------------------


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Kobi A. Mosquera Vásquez
Centro de Predicción Numérica del Tiempo y Clima (CPNTC)
Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP)

Calle Badajoz N° 169 – 171
Urbanización Mayorazgo,IV Etapa
Lima 3 - Perú
Telefax (51) 1 3172326
http://www.met.igp.gob.pe
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