Re: convective precipitation rates

The file format (GRIB, nc, hdf, hdf-eos, binary, ascii) means nothing as
far as variable units are concerned. The file creator could use any
units. Ideally, a variable on a netCDF file, which is supposed to be
self describing, would have an attribute called "units" which explicitly
identify the variable's units. If this is not present,
you have a lousy netCDF file!

You could do a 'ncdump -h' or 'ncl_filedump'

        float precip(time, lat, lon) ;
                precip:units = "mm/day" ; <======

Typical units are

mm
mm/hr
mm/day

but can be anything ....

On 5/13/10 7:40 AM, JEFFREY JOSEPH WATERS wrote:
> To Whom it May Concern,
> I am currently working with convective precipitation rates in a NetCDF
> file and was wondering the area these rates are valid for. Are the rates
> in m/s per square meter, square km, or unit area in general? Any
> feedback is much appreciated! Thanks
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