Problem with "scale_factor"

[Jaison Kurian <jaison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi all,
         I am trying to plot a netcdf data in ferret. However the
values of all parameters including latitude and longitude are coming 
multiplyed by 100. The header of that netcdf file contains  one "Scale" 
value of 0.01 for all parameters as shown below----
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netcdf W2990104.15P {
dimensions:
        latitude = 62 ;
        longitude = 121 ;
variables:
        short latitude(latitude) ;
                latitude:Description = "latitude" ;
                latitude:Units = "deg" ;
                latitude:Scale = 0.01 ;                  <=========
                latitude:Offset = 0. ;
                latitude:Valid_max = 9000 ;
                latitude:Valid_min = -9000 ;
                latitude:_FillValue = 32767s ;
        short longitude(longitude) ;
                longitude:Description = "longitude" ;
                longitude:Units = "deg" ;
                longitude:Scale = 0.01 ;                 <========= 
                longitude:Offset = 0. ;
                longitude:Valid_max = 17999 ;
                longitude:Valid_min = -18000 ;
                longitude:_FillValue = 32767s ;
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the latitude and logitude values are given as 
 latitude = -3050, -2950, -2850, -2750, -2650, -2550, -2450, -2350, -2250,
    -2150, -2050, -1950, -1850, -1750, -1650, -1550, -1450, -1350, -1250,
    -1150, -1050, -950, -850, -750, -650, -550, -450, -350, -250, -150,
-50,
    50, 150, 250, 350, 450, 550, 650, 750, 850, 950, 1050, 1150, 1250,
1350,
    1450, 1550, 1650, 1750, 1850, 1950, 2050, 2150, 2250, 2350, 2450,
2550,
    2650, 2750, 2850, 2950, 3050 ;
 
 longitude = 2050, 2150, 2250, 2350, 2450, 2550, 2650, 2750, 2850, 2950,
    3050, 3150, 3250, 3350, 3450, 3550, 3650, 3750, 3850, 3950, 4050,
4150,
    4250, 4350, 4450, 4550, 4650, 4750, 4850, 4950, 5050, 5150, 5250,
5350,
    5450, 5550, 5650, 5750, 5850, 5950, 6050, 6150, 6250, 6350, 6450,
6550,
    6650, 6750, 6850, 6950, 7050, 7150, 7250, 7350, 7450, 7550, 7650,
7750,
    7850, 7950, 8050, 8150, 8250, 8350, 8450, 8550, 8650, 8750, 8850,
8950,
    9050, 9150, 9250, 9350, 9450, 9550, 9650, 9750, 9850, 9950, 10050,
10150,
    10250, 10350, 10450, 10550, 10650, 10750, 10850, 10950, 11050, 11150,
    11250, 11350, 11450, 11550, 11650, 11750, 11850, 11950, 12050, 12150,
    12250, 12350, 12450, 12550, 12650, 12750, 12850, 12950, 13050, 13150,
    13250, 13350, 13450, 13550, 13650, 13750, 13850, 13950, 14050 ;
       
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Hence it seems that the scale factor is not functioning properly. How 
can i correct it ? Does there is any other method than, correcting it in 
the cdl file and making netcdf back again ?

Would appreciate any insight in this problem.



Jaison