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20010322: netcdf question: NCEP reanalysis: precision loss

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  • Subject: 20010322: netcdf question: NCEP reanalysis: precision loss
  • Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:13:36 -0700
Brent,

>Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:58:58 -0500 (EST)
>From: Brent A McDaniel <address@hidden>
>Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
>To: Steve Emmerson <address@hidden>
>Subject: Re: 20010322: netcdf question: NCEP reanalysis: precision loss 
>Keywords: 200103222003.f2MK3hL23783

The above message contained the following:

> After looking at the data more carefully I've figured out what's
> happenning, I just don't understand why.  Basically, all the data is being
> rounded to integer values by ncgen instead of using the full precision
> capability of type short.  Is there a flag or attribute that I'm not using
> that will prevent this from happenning?

I don't understand.  The "full precision capability of type short" IS
integer values.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson   <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu>