Alex, it works for me. ferret NOAA/PMEL TMAP FERRET v6 Linux(g77) 2.4.21-32 - 08/23/06 30-Nov-06 07:57 yes? use "http://www.ferret.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/nph-nc/data/coads_climatology.nc" yes? sh data gives me the data. Martin