[netcdf-java] Underscaore as FillValue

[John Caron]

Hi Matt:

i assume "become underscore characters" when you use the C program ncdump?

i think thats how ncdump denotes missing data, so it sounds like thats 
whats supposed to happen.

Matt Foster wrote:
> I have been mostly successful in getting some really badly-formed 
> netCDF into CF-compliant netCDF, but I have what seems to be one 
> stumbling block left.  The original netCDF has a FillValue specified 
> of -30000., but the variable is defined as a float.  When I try to 
> change the _FillValue attribute to -30000.f in my CoordSysBuilder all 
> of the data points that were previously -30000 become underscore 
> characters.
>
> Anyone have an idea as to what's happening?
>
> Thanks
>
> Matt
>
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