Re: [ferret_users] time dimension error?

[David Wang <climater@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Paul,

I had the similar problem with some gfdl cm2.x model output. i'm not quite sure what goes wrong. but the time.units attribute might not be what you see apparently through ncdump. so you may want to specify 
time.units explicitly through nco operator ncatted:

ncatted -a units,time,o,c,"minutes since 2007-05-08 12:00:00" file.nc

please give it a shot. it solved my problem.

D.

On 5/8/07, Paul.Durack@xxxxxxxx <Paul.Durack@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm getting an unusual error with a time dimension within Ferret V6.0

***
yes? use file.nc
*** NOTE: Units on axis "lev" are not recognized: sigma_level
*** NOTE: They will not be convertible:
*** NOTE: minutes since 2007-05-08 12:00:00:
"unitsSINCEsinceyyyymmddhhmmss -4713DAYDAYS sin" in netCDF variable:
time
Maximum characters:   48
*** NOTE: cannot parse "units since date", date= "inceyyyymmddhhmmss
-4713DAYDAYS sin" in netCDF variable: time"; leaving units string
yes?
***

When I undertake a ncdump on the file, the time attribute appears to be
fine, and there doesn't appear to be any additional gremlins in the
file..

***
> ncdump -h file.nc
float time(time) ;
                time:units = "minutes since 2007-05-08 12:00:00" ;
***

Is someone aware of this as a possible error in the V6.0 release?
***
> ferret
        NOAA/PMEL TMAP
        FERRET v6
        Linux(g77) 2.4.21-32 - 08/23/06
         9-May-07 13:04
***

I'd appreciate any input from people who can diagnose the problem here..

Thanks,

Paul

-- 
"Now you have found your last wish", she said finally, "what you really and truly want is to love."
"But why can't I, Dame Eyola?"
"You won't be able to until you have drunk of the Water of Life", she said, "And you can't go back to your own world unless you take some of it back for others."

THE NEVERENDING STORY