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[netCDF #OYO-361040]: netCDF has no grid

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  • Subject: [netCDF #OYO-361040]: netCDF has no grid
  • Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 12:57:08 -0700
Hi Marietta,

I looked at the file you gave us, and it has a minor flaw regarding the grid 
information.  Specifically, the height coordinate does not have an attribute 
describing positive as "up" or "down."  The documentation for this requirement 
is here:

http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-conventions/1.6/cf-conventions.html#vertical-coordinate

Without this designation, the grid is incomplete.  This flaw is corrected by 
applying a small patch of NcML, and I have placed the corrected file here for 
you to access:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7jP7ooGP2ZzNVd5LXV2SnRvRlk/edit?usp=sharing

Do you have many files like this one, or only this one?  The problem should be 
corrected at its origin.  Can you tell me where it is coming from, so that we 
may alert the organization generating the file that it is incomplete?

> Hi Lansing,
> 
> I started uploading the file (RE_UBA_A1B_D3_MM_WIND_SPEED_1-1200.nc).
> Thank you for helping me with that!
> 
> Regards,
> Marietta
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: OYO-361040
Department: Support netCDF Java
Priority: Normal
Status: Open