Re: [ferret_users] saving files: real*4 saved as real*8

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

Hi Bob,

It is only the netCDF coordinate variables that are saved as REAL*8.  
There is no way to alter that behavior.  However, if it is vital for you 
to have these coordinates stored also as REAL*4, you need only define a 
dependent variable (for example)

   LET my_real4_longitudes = X[g=<my_variable>]

and add this variable to the list of variables that you SAVE in your 
netCDF file from Ferret.

   - steve

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Bob Tomas wrote:

> Hello
>
> I am reading in binary data, real*4, and saving the data using
>
>     save/file = netCDF_file.nc phi
>
> where phi is my data.  When I do an ncdump -h of netCDF_file.nc I see 
> that ferret saved the data as real*8 values.  Is there someway
> to have ferret save the data as real*4's?
>
> Bob
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> 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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