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[netCDF #EHB-236121]: netcdf and Godiva2

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  • Subject: [netCDF #EHB-236121]: netcdf and Godiva2
  • Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:19:08 -0700
Hi Cecelia,

It turns out your dataset is not CF-compliant, which explains why the CDM isn't 
properly interpreting it. It's pretty arcane stuff: your grid-mapping variable 
(char rotated_pole) describes the projection using attributes named 
"grid_south_pole_latitude" and "grid_south_pole_longitude"; however, CF 
requires these attributes to be named "grid_north_pole_latitude" and 
"grid_north_pole_longitude" [1].

So, you'll need to convert your coordinates to use the new reference point. I 
have no idea how difficult that will be, but NcML [2] may be helpful.

Cheers,
Christian

[1] 
http://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-conventions/cf-conventions-1.6/build/cf-conventions.html#idp7861408
[2] 
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/thredds/current/netcdf-java/ncml/Tutorial.html

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: EHB-236121
Department: Support netCDF Java
Priority: High
Status: Closed