[ncl-talk] how to get the dimension size in netcdf file

[LeiTing]

Alan,
Great. That is the one I finally need. 
All the helps from both of you are appreciated.
Best wishes,
Ting

From: abrammer at albany.edu
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 14:53:49 -0400
Subject: Re: [ncl-talk] how to get the dimension size in netcdf file
To: leiting2002 at hotmail.com
CC: ncl-talk at ucar.edu; dbrown at ucar.edu

Isn't that functionality in this function? https://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Functions/Built-in/getfilevardimsizes.shtml


Alan. 
On 24 April 2015 at 14:36, David Brown <dbrown at ucar.edu> wrote:
Well we would need to create another function to do that. We will

consider it. Thanks for the suggestion.

 -dave



On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 12:32 PM, LeiTing <leiting2002 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Dave,

> Thank you so much. That is already the solution I need.

> However, can NCL be "smarter" that ,say, I can directly ask for the size of

> a named dimension?

> I know I can do it after using the function you pointed out, however, I'm

> just wondering if there are some tip that directly do it.

> Thanks a lot.

> Ting

>

>> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:01:50 -0600

>> Subject: Re: [ncl-talk] how to get the dimension size in netcdf file

>> From: dbrown at ucar.edu

>> To: leiting2002 at hotmail.com

>> CC: ncl-talk at ucar.edu

>

>>

>> Hi Ting,

>> getfiledimsizes is the function to use.

>> See

>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Functions/Built-in/getfiledimsizes.shtml

>>

>> The example shows how to get the dimensions names along with the sizes.

>> -dave

>>

>>

>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 10:12 AM, LeiTing <leiting2002 at hotmail.com> wrote:

>> > Dear Ncl folks,

>> > I apologize first if this is a duplicated question though I haven't

>> > found

>> > it.

>> > I have a netcdf file (the "sparse grid" by NSSL), with ncdump output as

>> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^

>> > dimensions:

>> > Lat = 236 ;

>> > Lon = 355 ;

>> > pixel = 12596 ;

>> > variables:

>> > float RefQC(pixel) ;

>> > ..............................

>> > VV

>> >

>> > I want to get the dimension lat and lon, which can 't be obtained by

>> > ,say,

>> > dimsize (RefQC).

>> > They are also not global attributes.

>> > Hence, I 'm lost on how to access those definitions of "lat" and "lon"

>> > in

>> > the netcdf file.

>> > Your help is appreciated.

>> > Best wishes,

>> > Ting

>> >

>> >

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