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Hi Stu, [Are you at Unavco now?] > To: address@hidden > From: "Stu Wier" <address@hidden> > Subject: netCDF Fortran (77 + 90) - any - netCDF cdl for irregular > observation values > Organization: Unavco > Keywords: 200405141955.i4EJtZIK019172 netCDF The above message contained the following: > Institution: unavco > Package Version: any > Operating System: any > Hardware Information: any > Inquiry: Hiya Rob, > > Is there a way to make a netcdf file for holding data from irregularly > spaced observation values which will include the coordinates latitude, > longitude and level? Imagine for example the temperatures from a > sensor dragged below a ship at sea, and the sensor is moving up and > down as the ship travels an irregular course. I searched the archives > and docs and didn't find it. Piece of cake. Just make the unlimited dimension a simple index and store time, lat, lon, depth, and temperature information as dependent variables (1-D manifold, 4-D base-spcace). Would you like an example? > Cheers > > Stu Wier Regards, Steve Emmerson > NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the > Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publically available > through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made > available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.