Re: [ferret_users] coordinate variable as a variable

[Steve Hankin <Steven.C.Hankin@xxxxxxxx>]

Since it is a coordinate variable you'll find it under the SHOW AXIS command

To use its values try the syntax

   Y[gy=<axis_name>]

   - steve

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Bob Tomas wrote:

> Hello
>
> I have a netCDF file with a coordinate variable, latitude, that I'd
> like to use in ferret.
>
> I create the file using:
>
> 	ncks -v lat file_in.nc -o lat_file.nc
>
> and ncdump -h shows latitude listed as a variable.  However,
> if I use lat_file.nc in ferret, and show data, latitude
> doesn't show up.  I am guessing that it is being treated differently
> because it is a coordinate variable.   Is there a work around for
> this?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob
>
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> Robert A. Tomas
> National Center for Atmospheric Research
> Climate and Global Dynamics Division - Paleoclimatology
> 1850 Table Mesa Drive
> Boulder, CO 80305-3000
> e-mail: tomas@ucar.edu  tel: 303-497-1342  fax:  303-497-1348
>  
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