Re: [idvdevelopers] Idv netcdf problem

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• Subject: Re: [idvdevelopers] Idv netcdf problem
• From: "Maswood Hasan Mostafi" <mostafi@xxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:19:20 -0300

Hi Tom,

Thanks for the quick reply. It seems the convention is CF but still causes
problem.

How to select "grids (netcdf, ...)". Which menu bar ?

I have attached a header dump of a file. Original file size is 170 MB , so
could not attach that.

 Thanks again for the help.

Maswood

======================================================
netcdf C:\MamVisAD\EnviroData\Bathymetry\2\2 {
dimensions:
    t = 577 ;
    z = 1 ;
    y = 321 ;
    x = 241 ;
variables:
    float t(t) ;
        t:long_name = "time" ;
        t:units = "days since 1984-1-1 00:00:00" ;
    float z(z) ;
        z:long_name = "depth" ;
        z:units = "m" ;
    float y(y) ;
        y:long_name = "latitude" ;
        y:units = "degrees_north" ;
    float x(x) ;
        x:long_name = "longitude" ;
        x:units = "degrees_east" ;
    float eastward_sea_water_velocity(t, z, y, x) ;
        eastward_sea_water_velocity:long_name =
"eastward_sea_water_velocity" ;
        eastward_sea_water_velocity:standard_name =
"eastward_sea_water_velocity" ;
        eastward_sea_water_velocity:units = "m/s" ;
        eastward_sea_water_velocity:_FillValue = 1.#QNAN00f ;
        eastward_sea_water_velocity:add_offset = 0.f ;
        eastward_sea_water_velocity:scale_factor = 1.f ;

// global attributes:
        :Conventions = "CF-1.0" ;
        :title = "MERSEA_NATL_ANAL" ;
}
=================================================================



On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Tom Whittaker <whittaker@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Generally, NetCDF files that are CF compliant will open and display
> without difficulty.  Be sure to select the correct "type" (for
> example, "grids (netcdf, ...)".  If that does not help, please send
> along at least a header dump (ncdump -h) of the file -- or post the
> file where we can have a look at it.
>
> tom
>
> On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Maswood Hasan Mostafi
> <mostafi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have problems of viewing netCDF file using IDV. Just trying to open the
> > file using the software
> > is not working.Is there any particular way to open netCDF file using IDV
> ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Maswood
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netcdf C:\MamVisAD\EnviroData\Bathymetry\2\2 {
dimensions:
        t = 577 ;
        z = 1 ;
        y = 321 ;
        x = 241 ;
variables:
        float t(t) ;
                t:long_name = "time" ;
                t:units = "days since 1984-1-1 00:00:00" ;
        float z(z) ;
                z:long_name = "depth" ;
                z:units = "m" ;
        float y(y) ;
                y:long_name = "latitude" ;
                y:units = "degrees_north" ;
        float x(x) ;
                x:long_name = "longitude" ;
                x:units = "degrees_east" ;
        float eastward_sea_water_velocity(t, z, y, x) ;
                eastward_sea_water_velocity:long_name = 
"eastward_sea_water_velocity" ;
                eastward_sea_water_velocity:standard_name = 
"eastward_sea_water_velocity" ;
                eastward_sea_water_velocity:units = "m/s" ;
                eastward_sea_water_velocity:_FillValue = 1.#QNAN00f ;
                eastward_sea_water_velocity:add_offset = 0.f ;
                eastward_sea_water_velocity:scale_factor = 1.f ;

// global attributes:
                :Conventions = "CF-1.0" ;
                :title = "MERSEA_NATL_ANAL" ;
}

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