Re: Can ferret read HDF files?

[Ansley Manke <ansley.b.manke@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,
Ferret can read HDF files via DODS, but it will be successful in doing 
that only if the HDF file is similar in its structure to a
COARDS or CF netCDF file.  So, if the file can be put on a DODS server, 
then Ferret can open it.  Often, you will need to apply the USE/ORDER= 
qualifier to change the ordering of the coordinate axes.

If a file is on a DODS server, you can look at the DAS in your browser 
(the URL that ends in .das).  When you look at the attribute data check 
to see if there are dimension variables with attributes that look like a 
Latitude or Longitude as in the  COARDS conventions.

Ansley

lee lindsay wrote:

> Dear ferret users,
>
> Can ferret read HDF files? If  not, is there any simple way to change
> HDF files to netCDF files?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Lindsay
>
>