[gradsusr] No discernable time coordinate in single-timestep NC file

[Jennifer Adams]

Use the -4d option to 'set sdfwrite' -- that will force your output  
file to have 4 coordinate variables (lon,lat,lev,time), and it will  
write out your variable as a 4D variable with the correct fixed time  
dimension metadata.
--Jennifer


On Jun 24, 2011, at 11:33 AM, Stephen McMillan wrote:

> When using SDFWRITE, I have been unable to output a single-timestep  
> NC file with the desired time coordinate.  They always show  
> "00Z01JAN0001" for time when I do a 'q ctlinfo' or 'q dim'.   
> However, If I output a multi-timestep file, the correct times are  
> shown.  I am not having a problem with the displayed data, and I do  
> know that I can analyze using t=1 or time=00Z01JAN0001, so it's not  
> a show-stopper.
>
> I have tried various combinations of 'set sdfattr time String.....'  
> to set attribute metadata, but to no avail.  Other 'set sdfattr...'  
> commands are working.
>
> I am currently using opengrads version 2.0.a7.oga.3.  The  
> documentation says 'set sdfattr' command is available in v2.0.a3 or  
> higher, but perhaps some won't work with my version?
>
> Stephen McMillan
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