Hi Roderick-
Sorry for the delay in responding.
Pearson, Roderick R wrote:
Hello
I am trying to convert output from the SARMAPS Air Quality Model (SAQM) to
netcdf for IDV visualizations.
What is the best netcdf convention to use? I am currently trying GDV. Could
you please supply me with a sample .cdl file of this convention?
How does one handle grid based data for IDV? The SAQM uses the same grid as my MM5 output. The data is calculated at a grid cell center that has it on lat lon coordinate.
We suggest using the CF 1.0 conventions:
http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/eaton/cf-metadata/CF-1.0.html
for gridded data. The IDV supports much of this convention for
gridded data at the moment and we are working for full compliance.
Don
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