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Re: 19990608: sparse grids
- Subject: Re: 19990608: sparse grids
- Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 16:45:17 -0600
Nan,
> To: address@hidden
> From: Nan Rosenbloom <address@hidden>
> Subject: sparse grids
> Organization: NCAR
> Keywords: 199906082237.QAA09694
In the above message, you wrote:
> I use netcdf format extensively for sparse grids (3260 points out of
> 5520). But in order to use ncview I believe I need to use a full grid.
> But that requires me to fill the missing points with thousands of
> background points (I have 2412 values for each gridcell).
>
> Can you advise on a good way to add these background values without
> ballooning the file size?
>
> thanks -
>
> nanr
The size of a netCDF file won't "ballon" if you replace missing values
with actual ones -- unless the netCDF file has a very unusual structure.
If you'll send me a CDL version of a typical netCDF file (generated via
"ncdump -h") I'll verify that statement.
--------
Steve Emmerson <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu>
