ReadWrite/
ncdf_timeget.pro
get the time axis from a netcdf_file and transforms it in
Julian days of IDL.
ncdf_timeget
Reading
result = ncdf_timeget(cdfid, timeid, YYYYMMDD=YYYYMMDD, _EXTRA=_EXTRA)
Return value
a long array of IDL Julian days
Parameters
cdfid
in
required
the ID of the ncdf_file, which is already open
timeid
in
required
the ID or the name of the variable which describe the calendar
Keywords
YYYYMMDD
active to obtain the date as a long integer with
the format YearYearYearYearMonthMonthDayDay
_EXTRA
the keyword parameters of ncdf_varget
Version history
Version
$Id: ncdf_timeget.pro 238 2007-03-27 13:43:18Z pinsard $
History
Sebastien Masson (smasson@lodyc.jussieu.fr)
June 2001
Known issues
Restrictions
the calendar variable must have the units attribute
following the syntax bellow:
time_counter:units = "seconds since 0001-01-01 00:00:00" ;
time_counter:units = "hours since 0001-01-01 00:00:00" ;
time_counter:units = "days since 1979-01-01 00:00:00" ;
time_counter:units = "months since 1979-01-01 00:00:00" ;
time_counter:units = "years since 1979-01-01 00:00:00" ;
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