[netcdf-java] Renaming CoordinateAxis

[John Caron]

Hi Chris:

You cannot currently rename on output, but you can rename when reading the input with NcML:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/ncml/v2.2/Tutorial.html

Christopher Mueller wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I’m working with gridded datasets (for now) and am interested in 
> “renaming” the coordinate axes for certain datasets.  For example – a 
> particular dataset has a “latitude” coordinate axis called “yu_ocean” 
> and a “longitude” axis called “xu_ocean”.  Is there a way to rename 
> these axes to “lat” and “lon” without completely rebuilding the nc file?
> I’m currently using:
> FileWriter.writeVariables(List<Variable>); FileWriter.finish();
> 
> To write the file and would like to do the “rename” prior to these calls 
> – when I am building the List<Variable> to pass to 
> FileWriter.writeVariables()....
> 
> Is this possible?
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris
> 
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