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[netCDF #VFZ-435475]: reading NPP h5 files

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  • Subject: [netCDF #VFZ-435475]: reading NPP h5 files
  • Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:20:05 -0700
> Good morning,
> 
> I am trying to access some NPP h5 files. I got the following error
> message with "ncdump test.h5", test.h5 is attached:
> ncdump: test.h5: Bad type ID
> 
> Using hdfview, one can see that the NPP h5 file has more than one layer:
> 
> test.h5:
> |-All_Data
> |- CrIMSS-CRIS-AVMP-IP_ALL
> |-MoistProfile  (--> data)
> 
> |-Data_Products
> |- CrIMSS-CRIS-AVMP-IP
> |- CrIMSS-CRIS-AVMP-IP_Aggr
> |- CrIMSS-CRIS-AVMP-IP_Gran_0
> 
> (Data_Products portion contains object reference to the data in the
> ALL_Data portion).
> 
> The current netCDF version:
> NETCDF_VERSION = "4.1.1 of Sep 16 2010 09:59:23 $"
> 
> Is there any software from unidata that we could use to handle NPP
> satellite files in NetCDF (h5)?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --- Peng
> 
> -----------------------------------------------
> Ge Peng, Ph.D
> SME/STG, Inc., Government Contractor
> Remote Sensing and Applications Division (RSAD)
> National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
> 151 Patton Ave, suite 420
> Asheville, NC 28801-5001
> address@hidden
> Office: (828)-257-3009
> Fax: (828) 271-4328
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

Howdy Peng!

Support for NPP is something I hope to add to the netCDF C library soon after 
the upcoming 4.1.2 release. Until then, these files can only be read by 
netCDF-Java.

Thanks,

Ed

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: VFZ-435475
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: High
Status: Closed