Re: [ferret_users] time axis limits with DES files?

[Andy Jacobson <andy.jacobson@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ansley,

Thanks for the pointer to the limits page.  That's the first place I looked.  I did not notice the limit on stepfile datasets, but I'm still comfortably under that limit.

> When you use your descriptor set, does "show grid" give the right number of timesteps?  Do you see any error messages?

No, it does not show all the timesteps, just the first 9440 of them, and there are no error messages (see below).

Best,

Andy


yes? use glb3x2_ml60.des
 *** NOTE: Units on axis "boundary" are not recognized: none
 *** NOTE: They will not be convertible:
 *** NOTE: Units on axis "calendar_components" are not recognized: none
 *** NOTE: They will not be convertible:
 *** NOTE: Units on axis "level" are not recognized: none
 *** NOTE: They will not be convertible:
yes? sho d
     currently SET data sets:
    1> ./glb3x2_ml60.des  (default)
 name     title                             I         J         K         L         M         N
 CO2      mole_fraction_of_carbon_dioxide  1:120     1:90      1:25      1:9440    ...       ...
 DATE_COMPONENTS
          Integer value calendar componen  1:6       ...       ...       1:9440    ...       ...
 DECIMAL_DATE
                                           ...       ...       ...       1:9440    ...       ...
 GPH      geopotential_height              1:120     1:90      1:26      1:9440    ...       ...
 ORO      orography                        1:120     1:90      ...       ...       ...       ...
 PRESSURE air_pressure                     1:120     1:90      1:26      1:9440    ...       ...
 TEMPERATURE
          air_temperature                  1:120     1:90      1:25      1:9440    ...       ...
 
yes? sho grid
 Default grid for DEFINE VARIABLE is ABSTRACT
yes? sho grid/full
 **ERROR: unknown command qualifier: full
yes? sho grid gph
    GRID GEB4
 name       axis              # pts   start                end
 LON       LONGITUDE          120mr   178.5W(-178.5)       178.5E
 LAT       LATITUDE            90 r   89S                  89N
 BOUNDARY  Z (none)            26 r   1                    26
 TIME      TIME              9440 r   01-JAN-2000 01:30    25-MAR-2003 22:30
 normal    E
 normal    F

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