[ncl-talk] Converting shapefiles to netcdf using NCL_convert2nc

[Sri Nandini]

Thank you

MY idea is to use the shapefile as a .nc mask file to plot precipitation teleconnections over a basin.
Since the shapefile is made up of many shapes, and attributes, i cannot make it visualize in NCL.
SO i decided to create a .nc to overlay on my precipitation plots and mask the other regions out. 

On Mar 3, 2017 8:07:13 PM, Mary Haley wrote:

> Hi Sri,
> 
> You can actually type:
> 
>    ncl_convert2nc xxxx.shp
> 
> Where "xxxx.shp" is the name of your shapefile, and it should create a "> xxxx.nc> " file.  You must also have the other files, xxxx.dbf and xxxx.shx in the same directory.
> 
> I'm not sure if converting Shapefiles to NetCDF really buys you anything.  If you plan to use this with a GIS application, then using the original shapefile is probably a better idea.
> 
> --Mary
> 

> 
> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 5:13 AM, Sri Nandini > <> snandini at marum.de> >>  wrote:
> > Hello
> > 
> > I am trying to convert shapefile using NCL_convert2nc into netcdf and wondered if anyone has done this or knows of an example?
> > http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Tools/ncl_convert2nc.shtml
> > 
> > On the above site it says its possible, but im not sure how to proceed. Could someone please confirm if this is possible to do with NCL?
> > 
> > THank you
> > 
> > Sri
> > 

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