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[netCDF #YSI-369373]: Problems with 2D-Coords with netCDF4

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  • Subject: [netCDF #YSI-369373]: Problems with 2D-Coords with netCDF4
  • Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:49:13 -0600
> Hello,
>
>
> i try to write coordinates, using the same name for the dimension and
> the coordinate variable:
>
> status=nc_def_dim(ncid,"time",NC_UNLIMITED,&time_dim);
> ...
> time_dimids[0]=time_dim;
> time_dimids[1]=tl_dim;
> status=nc_def_var(ncid,"time",NC_CHAR,2,time_dimids,&time_id);
> ...
>
> It works perfectly with netCDF 3.6 but with netCDF 4.0 and HDF format
> an "HDF error" occurs. If i rename the variable to "times" it works
> also with netCDF 4.0. It think this is a bug of netCDF 4? Is there any
> fix for that available?
>
> The problem doesn't occur if the coordinate variable is only
> onedimensional.

Yes, this is the way netcdf-4 is written, but now that you mention it, that's
not what you want...

What do you store in the 2D variable?

Thanks,

Ed


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: YSI-369373
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Open