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Thanks John. What would be the most suitable NetCDF attribute to use as a vertical axis label? From my reading of CF there isn't a mandatory requirement for an attribute to contain such a label (I might be wrong). I guess I could look for a standard_name, then a long_name if there is no standard name? Cheers, Jon On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 6:05 PM, John Caron <caron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Jon: > > The most straightforward way is to examine the CoordinateAxis objects. There > should only be zero or one with AxisType = Height, Pressure, or GeoZ. Usually > GeoZ is dimensionless, often with a VerticalTransform implementing a CF > dimensionless vertical coordinate. The units of the vertical CoordinateAxis > should also be useful. > > Of course, theres lots of files in the wild that will only partially follow > this pattern, but CF files should. > > Jon Blower wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> In a GridCoordSystem, is there a way of detecting whether the vertical >> axis (assuming it exists) is dimensional or dimensionless (e.g. >> sigma)? I guess I could manually look for the long_name or >> standard_name attribute, but is there a way that's built-in to >> Java-NetCDF (I'm on version 4.0)? >> >> Cheers, Jon >> > -- Dr Jon Blower Technical Director, Reading e-Science Centre Environmental Systems Science Centre University of Reading Harry Pitt Building, 3 Earley Gate Reading RG6 6AL. UK Tel: +44 (0)118 378 5213 Fax: +44 (0)118 378 6413 j.d.blower@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.nerc-essc.ac.uk/People/Staff/Blower_J.htm
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