types:
compound wind_vector_t {
float eastward ;
float northward ;
}
dimensions:
lat = 18 ;
lon = 36 ;
pres = 15 ;
time = 4 ;
variables:
wind_vector_t gwind(time, pres, lat, lon) ;
wind:long_name = "geostrophic wind vector" ;
wind:standard_name = "geostrophic_wind_vector" ;
data:
gwind = {1, -2.5}, {-1, 2}, {20, 10}, {1.5, 1.5}, ...;
types:
compound ob_t {
int station_id ;
double time ;
float temperature ;
float pressure ;
}
dimensions:
nstations = unlimited ;
variables:
ob_t obs(nstations) ;
data:
obs = {42, 0.0, 20.5, 950.0}, ... ;
Potential uses for compound types