[CF-metadata] [Fwd: representing multiple nests]

From: John Caron <caron>
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 17:18:11 -0600

Any ideas for nested grids?

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Subject: representing multiple nests
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 16:11:05 -0700
From: Ramesh_S_Mantri <mantri at csc-monterey.com>
Reply-To: mantri at csc-monterey.com
Organization: CSC
To: support-netcdf-java at unidata.ucar.edu,
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Dear All,
   as some might be aware, quite often models produce data over a
geographical region in multiple nests, typically with resolution
increasing from outer to inner nests.

COAMPS represents nests and their geometry in a data header file.
I was told that GRIB-1 uses standard tables and pointers to represent
nests and that GRIB-2 has an improved scheme (I'll need to look into
it later).

I have 2 questions:
1) Is there any standarad (or accepted) mechanism for representing
    nests in a NetCDF file? I have looked at CF conventions and it appears
    to me that it is possible to represent multiple fields (as separate
    variables), but there doesn't appear a way to represent multiple
    nests. I would appreciate if you could suggest a solution.

2) Does your GRIB-1 decoder write out nesting information in NetCDF
     in any manner?

This issue is important to us since consumers of data sometimes are
interested in nesting information. Thanks in advance.
sincerely,
Ramesh
Received on Fri Aug 05 2005 - 17:18:11 BST