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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=+0>Dear GrADS Users!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=+0>I am running opengrads v2.0.1.oga1
on windows xp PC. I need to open an NC file (->sdfopen
filename.nc) but gives following error</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>->
Scanning self-describing file: D:\E\data\sst\HadOIBl\sst_HadOIBl_bc_64x128_1949_2001_c020411.nc</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT
color=#ff0000>gadsdf: Error parsing time_units for SDF file.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=3>The ncdump yielded following header
information about file </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=3><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2>netcdf sst_HadOIBl_bc_64x128_1949_2001_c020411 {</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>dimensions:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> time = UNLIMITED ; // (634 currently)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> lon = 128 ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> lat = 64 ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>variables:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> double time(time) ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> time:units = "day as %Y%m%d.%f" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> time:axis = "T" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> double lon(lon) ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> lon:units = "degrees_east" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> lon:long_name = "longitude" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> lon:axis = "X" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> lon:topology = "circular" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> lon:modulo = 360. ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> double lat(lat) ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> lat:units = "degrees_north" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> lat:long_name = "latitude" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> lat:axis = "Y" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> float SST_cpl(time, lat, lon) ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> SST_cpl:comment = "Melded Boundary Condition Data: Mid-Month SST</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2> (C)" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> SST_cpl:long_name = "BCS Pseudo SST" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> SST_cpl:units = "deg_C" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> SST_cpl:grid_name = "gaussian" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> SST_cpl:grid_type = "gaussian" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> SST_cpl:level_description = "Earth surface" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> SST_cpl:subgrid = "time:point" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> SST_cpl:axis = "TYX" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> SST_cpl:missing_value = 1.e+036f ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> float ice_cov(time, lat, lon) ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> ice_cov:comment = "Melded Boundary Condition Data: Mid-Month Sea</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> Ice Concentration" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> ice_cov:long_name = "BCS Pseudo Sea-ice concentration" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> ice_cov:units = "fraction" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> ice_cov:grid_name = "gaussian" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> ice_cov:grid_type = "gaussian" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> ice_cov:level_description = "Earth surface" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> ice_cov:subgrid = "time:point" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> ice_cov:axis = "TYX" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> ice_cov:missing_value = 1.e+036f ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> int date(time) ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> date:long_name = "current date (YYYYMMDD)," ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> int datesec(time) ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> datesec:long_name = "current seconds of current date," ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2>// global attributes:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> :Conventions = "none" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> :appendices = 1 ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> :calendar = "noleap" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> :comment = "hadisst/reynolds data melded by J. Hurrell, Climate</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2>Analysis Section, NCAR" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> :production = "obs" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> :institution = "NCAR" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> :history = "Wed Apr 10 17:50:37 2002: ncatted -a long_name,dates</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2>ec,o,c,current seconds of current date, amipbc_sst_T42_1949_2001.nc\n",</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> "Wed Apr 10 17:50:37 2002: ncatted -a long_name,date,o,c,current date (YYYYM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2>MDD), amipbc_sst_T42_1949_2001.nc\n",</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> "Wed Apr 10 17:50:36 2002: ncatted -a comment,global,o,c,hadisst/reynolds da</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2>ta melded by J. Hurrell, Climate Analysis Section, NCAR amipbc_sst_T42_1949_2001</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>.nc\n",</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> "Wed Apr 10 17:50:36 2002: ncatted -a Conventions,global,o,c,none amipbc_sst</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>_T42_1949_2001.nc\n",</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> "Wed Apr 10 17:50:36 2002: ncatted -a units,ice_cov,o,c,fraction amipbc_sst_</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>T42_1949_2001.nc\n",</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> "Wed Apr 10 17:50:35 2002: ncatted -a long_name,ice_cov,o,c,BCS Pseudo Sea-i</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2>ce concentration amipbc_sst_T42_1949_2001.nc\n",</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> "Wed Apr 10 17:50:35 2002: ncatted -a units,SST_cpl,o,c,deg_C amipbc_sst_T42</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>_1949_2001.nc\n",</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> "Wed Apr 10 17:50:35 2002: ncatted -a long_name,SST_cpl,o,c,BCS Pseudo SST a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2>mipbc_sst_T42_1949_2001.nc\n",</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> "Wed Apr 10 17:50:34 2002: ncks -v datesec date.1949_2001.nc amipbc_sst_T42_</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>1949_2001.nc\n",</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> "Wed Apr 10 17:50:31 2002: ncks -v date date.1949_2001.nc amipbc_sst_T42_194</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>9_2001.nc\n",</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> "Wed Apr 10 17:50:17 2002: ncrename -d longitude,lon -d latitude,lat -v long</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2>itude,lon -v latitude,lat -v tosbcs,SST_cpl -v sicbcs,ice_cov amipbc_sst_T42_194</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>9_2001.nc\n",</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2> "Wed Apr 10 17:50:16 2002: ncks -v sicbcs amipbc_ice_T42_1949_2001.nc amipbc</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2>_sst_T42_1949_2001.nc" ;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>}</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#c0c0c0>2011-11-10</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana></FONT><FONT size=4
face="Franklin Gothic Book">Muhammad Afzaal Karori</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">Institute of Atmospheric
Physics</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">Chinese Academy of
Sciences</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">Beijing - P.R.
China</FONT></DIV>
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