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[netCDF #OSE-887102]: Problem reading HDFEOS5 file using NetCDF 4.1.1 OPeNDAP interface.
- Subject: [netCDF #OSE-887102]: Problem reading HDFEOS5 file using NetCDF 4.1.1 OPeNDAP interface.
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:05:05 -0600
>
> We have encountered a problem reading HDFEOS5 files using the NetCDF
> 4.1.1 OPeNDAP interface through NCL. These files are at the URL
> http://acdisc.gsfc.nasa.gov/opendap/HDF-EOS5/Aura_OMI_Level3/OMAEROe.003/2010/
> with names like OMI-Aura_L3-OMAEROe_2010m0712_v003-2010m0714t203639.he5.
>
>
> NetCDF gives the error "Name contains illegal characters", and indeed,
> when tracing through the code, we find that NC_check_name does not
> like a dimension name called "/HDFEOS/GRIDS/ColumnAmountAerosol/
> nWavelDiagnostic" because it contains the forward slash character. I am
> guessing this is actually a server side issue, but who needs to be
> notified of this problem?
>
> Using the "Get as NetCDF" option on the web interface to this file the
> dimension name gets mangled into
> "h5__HDFEOS_GRIDS_ColumnAmountAerosol_nWavelDiagnostic", so there must
> be code somewhere to make the names conform to NetCDF conventions.
>
> - Dave Brown
>
>
Howdy Dave!
I will ask Dennis about the opendap question.
As you note, downloading this as netcdf seems to get a file without these weird
names. Any chance we can get the original file?
Thanks,
Ed
>
Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: OSE-887102
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Open