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[IDV #MYT-342268]: Trouble with an NC file's units declaration

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  • Subject: [IDV #MYT-342268]: Trouble with an NC file's units declaration
  • Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:17:44 -0600
Dear Murray,

Please see the attached NCML to deal with the unit issue.

We advise data providers to follow CF conventions. 

Best Wishes,

Unidata IDV Support


Best Wishes,

Unidata IDV Support
> Dear Folks,
> 
> I'm trying to write an exercise using a NetCDF point data file
> 
> http://marinedataliteracy.org/examples/bvqw1o9999.nc
> 
> from NOAA.  There is a units declaration in the file:
> 
> :units = "degree_Celsius";
> 
> But IDV cannot display the data correctly unless I manually set the range to
> typical Celsius values.  On its own IDV, tries to use Kelvin instead of C
> (actually It seems to be negative K).  These data are from a huge archive of
> very important data buoy obs, so it would be nice to know that any glitches
> like this could be fixed quickly.
> 
> Is it a glitch? Or something I am doing wrong?
> 
> Murray Brown
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: MYT-342268
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed

Attachment: bvqw1o9999.ncml
Description: Binary data