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Chris, Yes, ragged arrays are supported in netcdf-4 by the VLEN type. I have never used this type, so I can only point you to additional documentation that might help. http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs_rc/data_type.html#vlen_types http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/dvlen_8c.html The first reference refers to "Variable Length Arrays in The NetCDF C Interface Guide", but I have not found this exact documentation. I recall seeing a few VLEN sample programs in the test suite in some recent netcdf-C source code distribution. These would be genuine working examples that you could learn from. HTH. --Dave On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Chris Barker <chris.barker@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 4:04 PM, Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate < > dave.allured@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I appreciate your interest in the details. Netcdf-3 does not include >> support for "jagged arrays", so all data storage is in rectangular prisms. >> However, there is some support for jagged arrays in netcdf-4. >> > > Is there? could you point me to some docs about that? > > I found this: > """ > In netCDF-4/HDF5 format files, the introduction of the compound type > allows the creation of complex data types, involving any combination of > types. The VLEN type allows efficient storage of ragged arrays, and the > introduction of hierarchical groups allows users new ways to organize data. > """ > > here: > https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/netcdf/Limitations.html > > but haven't been able to see how to do it. > > -CHB >
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