Re: grib_stime2itime

From: Dennis Shea <shea_at_nyahnyahspammersnyahnyah>
Date: Tue Nov 13 2012 - 12:18:52 MST

In an NCL script, prior to using addfile on a a grib file use

   setfileoption("grb","SingleElementDimensions","Initial_time")

This will create a time dimension.

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If you are using ncl_filedump or ncl_convert2nc

%> ncl_filedump -itime foo.grb

%> ncl_convert2nc foo.grb -itime

On 11/13/2012 11:45 AM, Kantave Greene wrote:
> How do you use the function grib_stime2itime?
> I have a bunch of ncdc 3hrly data with no time array but an attribute
> initial_time. The variables have lev, lat, lon dimensions. I would like
> to add a time dimension. The function says it creates a coordinate array
> with dimension 0 name time but there is no example(s) on how to use the
> script.
>

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