Re: descriptor file for MC datasets

[Steve Hankin <hankin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Satheesh,

Descriptor files are not the way to do this. You need only write a script of a few
lines using LET/D+ to attach a variable from one data set to another data set.
Here is an example:

     use coads_air
     use coads_cldc
     use coads_lflx

     let/d=coads_air CLDC = CLDC[d=coads_cldc]
     let/d=coads_air LFLX = LFLX[d=coads_lflx]
     show data    ! note the additional variables defined in data set 1

     set data 1
     set region/x=30w/y=30n/t=1-jan-1980:1-jan-1985
     plot air, cldc, lflx    ! appears to pull all three from data set 1

I hope this helps - steve

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"Satheesh C. Shenoi" wrote:

> Dear Ferret users,
>
> Can someone tell me how to create a descriptor file (file.des) when
> different parameters of the same dataset are arranged in individual files?
>
> For example I have data on 5 parameters in 5 netcdf files called x1.nc,
> x2.nc, x3.nc, x4.nc and x5.nc. Can I write a descriptor file to use all
> the 5 files at a time.
>
> I know how to create a descriptor file for the multiyear data spread over
> different files.
>
> Thanks.
> Satheesh
>
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