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[netCDF #PVS-842308]: Possible bug in netCDF-4.1?

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  • Subject: [netCDF #PVS-842308]: Possible bug in netCDF-4.1?
  • Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:35:24 -0700
Hi Sourish,

> I created a file using the netCDF-4.1 libraries with a few arrays.
> The arrays have dimensions (time,lat,lon) where time=365, lat=64,
> lon=128. When I dump the file using 'ncdump', however, the time
> dimension is gone, and lat is repeated. So the array looks like 64x64x128.
> 
> But when I use h5dump, I get the 365x64x128 structure back. Also, I
> used Panoply from
> http://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/panoply/download_gen.html to see the data
> in the file, and I can see the 365 time dimensions.
> 
> I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. I could assume that I made an
> error writing the file, but then how can h5dump or panoply read the data
> correctly?
> 
> I have placed the file in ftp://ftp.phys.uu.nl/uploads/test.nc4 for
> reference.

Can you please make available a copy of the program that created the file?
Thanks!

--Russ

Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: PVS-842308
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed