Re: Can NCBROWSE handle EPIC-style "time" + "time2" time convention?

[Donald.W.Denbo@noaa.gov]

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Rich,
  ncBrowse will handle the EPIC time format just fine.  I added support
for several "standard" time conventions.  What better convention to
support than the EPIC standard :)

  The EPIC time format has been supported since the beginning.

Don

----- Original Message -----
From: Rich Signell <rsignell@usgs.gov>
Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:57 pm
Subject: Can NCBROWSE handle EPIC-style "time" + "time2" time convention?

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> NcBrowsers:
> 
> Can NCBROWSE handle NetCDF files that use the EPIC-style time
> convention where the time variable information is stored in two
> variables "time" (julian day) and "time2" (milliseconds since
> midnight)?
> 
> The time vector in days needs the therefore be constructed:
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> time_julian = "time" + "time2"/1000/3600/24
> 
> We unfortunately have a lot of data in this format.  If NCBROWSE can't
> handle it now, I guess we might look at adding this functionality.
> Perhaps by adding functionality to the java code that implements
> UDUNITS?
> 
> Thanks,
> Rich
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> Dr. Richard P. Signell   (508) 457-2229
> USGS, 384 Woods Hole Rd.
> Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
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