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NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) is a self-describing data format developed by University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).

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Generating netCDF file composed of zeros?

I need to generate an all-zeros file as an input file for an Earth Systems model (DGVM) I'm using. I have a file with the same dimensions as the zero file. I have R and MATLAB and use a Fedora machine....
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Extract data from NetCDF file with tripolar projection for lat & long coordinates

I have coordinates obtained from Google Maps (latitude and longitude). I also downloaded a number of NetCDF4 files for different years and months that contain sea surface temperature (SST) from the ...
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Efficient way to find spatial extrema in 2-D space time netcdf field

I have a 2-D latitude-time zonal wind netCDF dataset (such as this small sample from ERA-Interim) from which I want to find all local maxima of the zonal wind as a function of latitude, for each time ...
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Calculating layer thickness in python

I have calculated the $∂θ_\varepsilon/∂z$ with 'Height', 'Latitude', 'Longitude' dimensions. ...
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What is the difference between the CF standard_names `platform_id` and `platform_name`

The two CF standard names platform_id and platform_name strike me as being redundantly similar. From their definition in the CF standard name table: platform_id: alias: station_wmo_id A variable with ...
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Why does this method for weighting grid cells result in tiny values?

I'm working with a bunch of netCDF files for uni, hence the for loop. Its global coverage data, and because the Earth is not flat, we need to weight the pixels/grid ...
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How to make netcdf plots like panoply in C++

Im trying to make netcdf plots like what panoply does but i am not sure how to get this code ...
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How can I calculate integrated water vapor transport (IVT) in NCL, R or Python?

I have netcdf (ERA5) file (u and v component of wind and specific humidity) between years 1970-2022. Are there any package or script documentation about that?
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Is there a standardized metadata attribute for describing which classification system is used for a (string) variable?

Suppose I have a variable that is a classification of something. In this example, it is a classification of soil texture: ...
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How to convert CORDEX netcdf data to be used for importing data to DHI Mike?

I have the CORDEX netcdf data and I would like to convert them to raw text file that can be used for importing data to DHI Mike. To give more context, I have previously converted the ECMWF netcdf (...
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How to specify a certain place in a (CDS) weather data query?

I am trying to get time series data for a specific place (latitude and longitude) for different weather elements from the CDS datapool. Therefore, I am using the cdsapi package and can run queries ...
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how can I write my netCDF file in my wrfinput_d01 format

I have a netCDF data file as my emmission data in netCDF format. I have interpolated it in my wrfinput_d01 resolution by using CDO. I can write my data to a netCDF ...
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