[ferret_users] Axis names for Ferret, which attributes in NetCDF files ?

[Olivier Marti <olivier.marti@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, 

I have the following NetCDF file : 

netcdf PHC3_1y_orca2_histo {
dimensions:
       Salinity = 100 ;
       Temperature = 100 ;
variables:
       float Salinity(Salinity) ;
               Salinity:units = "PSU" ;
               Salinity:axis = "X" ;
               Salinity:name = "Salinity" ;
               Salinity:long_name = "Salinity" ;
               Salinity:standard_name = "Salinity" ;
       float Temperature(Temperature) ;
               Temperature:units = "C" ;
               Temperature:axis = "Y" ;
               Temperature:name = "Temperature" ;
               Temperature:long_name = "Temperature" ;
               Temperature:standard_name = "Temperature" ;
       float Volume(Temperature, Salinity) ;
               Volume:units = "km^3" ;
               Volume:long_name = "Volume, S=[34.4:35.1:0.007],T=[-1.0:4.0:0.05]" ;

// global attributes:
               :title = "S/T histogram from file /dmnfs/cont003/p86mart/GRAF/DATA/PHC3_1y_orca2.nc" ;
               :institution = "IPSL" ;
               :comment = "Made by histogram_2D_compute.py" ;
               :history = "Created Thu Sep 30 16:24:59 2010" ;


When I "SHADE" the variable "Volume", the axis are labelled as "X (PSU)" and "Y (C)".

Which attributes should I set in the NetCDF file to have the correct labeling : "Salinity (PSU)" and 'Temperature (C)". I've tried "name", "standard_name" and "long_name" with no success.

Thanks

Olivier

PS: Ferret version is 6.61 on Linux(gfortran) 2.6.9-89.0.20.ELsmp - 04/28/10

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