> > > The rlat and rlon variables are the grid coordinate system, which > appears to be some non-standard conical projection. Climate > scientists! >
Actually this file, as it contents state, follow the CF convention, which is widely used in climate science, oceanography and atmospheric science (see http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-conventions). The particular projection used is one of the ones specified in the standard. By following this convention, there exists a host of software that can immediately understand the contents of the file. -Roy ********************** "The contents of this message do not reflect any position of the U.S. Government or NOAA." ********************** Roy Mendelssohn Supervisory Operations Research Analyst NOAA/NMFS Environmental Research Division Southwest Fisheries Science Center 1352 Lighthouse Avenue Pacific Grove, CA 93950-2097 e-mail: roy.mendelss...@noaa.gov (Note new e-mail address) voice: (831)-648-9029 fax: (831)-648-8440 www: http://www.pfeg.noaa.gov/ "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill." "From those who have been given much, much will be expected" ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
