> the function to get the datadds? and print it on the screeen You can get the dds in a browser by just appending ".dds" to the OPeNDAP URL. The netCDF library doesn't provide a function for that kind of low-level access. NetCDF functions give you access to the data as native data types in a program. Another way to see what's in the URL is to use the ncdump utility, providing a URL instead of a file names, as in: ncdump 'http://thredds.ucar.edu/thredds/dodsC/fmrc/NCEP/GFS/Hawaii_160km/NCEP-GFS-Hawaii_160km_best.ncd?Total_precipitation' | head 100 That will show the dimensions, variables, and attributes, as well as data, e.g.: netcdf NCEP-GFS-Hawaii_160km_best { dimensions: time1 = 62 ; x = 93 ; y = 68 ; variables: float Total_precipitation(time1, y, x) ; Total_precipitation:units = "kg/m^2" ; Total_precipitation:long_name = "Total_precipitation_Accumulation (Accumulation for 12 hours Intervals) @ surface" ; Total_precipitation:cell_methods = "time1: sum" ; Total_precipitation:missing_value = -9999.f ; Total_precipitation:grid_mapping = "Mercator" ; Total_precipitation:GRIB_param_name = "Total_precipitation" ; Total_precipitation:GRIB_param_short_name = "APCP" ; Total_precipitation:GRIB_center_id = 7 ; Total_precipitation:GRIB_table_id = 2 ; Total_precipitation:GRIB_param_number = 61 ; Total_precipitation:GRIB_param_id = 1, 7, 2, 61 ; Total_precipitation:GRIB_product_definition_type = "Initialized analysis product" ; Total_precipitation:GRIB_level_type = 1 ; Total_precipitation:GRIB_VectorComponentFlag = "easterlyNortherlyRelative" ; Total_precipitation:coordinates = "time1_run time1 y x " ; // global attributes: :Conventions = "CF-1.4, _Coordinates" ; :Originating_center = "US National Weather Service - NCEP(WMC) (7)" ; :Generating_Model = "Analysis from Global Data Assimilation System" ; :Product_Type = "product valid at reference time P1" ; :title = "US National Weather Service - NCEP(WMC) Analysis from Global Data Assimilation System product valid at reference time P1" ; :institution = "Center US National Weather Service - NCEP(WMC) (7)" ; :source = "product valid at reference time P1" ; :history = "Direct read of GRIB-1 into NetCDF-Java 4 API ;\n", "FMRC Best Dataset" ; :CF\%3afeature_type = "GRID" ; :file_format = "GRIB-1" ; :location = "Proto fmrc:GFS_Hawaii_160km" ; :cdm_data_type = "GRID" ; :DODS.strlen = 0 ; data: Total_precipitation = 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.7, 0.3, 0.1, 0.1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1.3, 1.9, 2.3, 1.1, 0, 0, 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.3, 0.3, 0.3, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.3, 0.2, 0.2, --Russ Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DZU-954292 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed
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