ncdump -h reports the same correct standard parallels (25) whereas Coordinate System reports 0 for both standard parallels. It appears the projection is a Lambert Conformal Conic with 2 standard parallels, but they are the same effectively making it a lcc with 1 standard parallel.
# =================== Kyle Shannon Physical Science Technician RMRS Fire Sciences Lab Fire, Fuels & Smoke - RWU 4405 5775 Highway 10 W. Missoula, MT 59808 (406)646-6577 kshan...@fs.fed.us ksshan...@gmail.com # =================== On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Christopher Barker <chris.bar...@noaa.gov>wrote: > Kyle Shannon wrote: > >> I am downloading a netcdf file from a thredds data server. It contains 4 >> grib datasets of weather data. When I run gdalinfo on one of these >> subdatasets, the standard parallels in the netCDF metadata (marked by >> astrisks) differs from the standard parallels in the reported Coordinate >> system: >> > > I am curious where this discrepancy is taking place. I kind of think it >> is a typo or a mistake from the data server, but I can't peg it down. Any >> thoughts? >> > > have you run ncdump on the netcdf file? That should tell you what's int eh > file, so you can determine if the thredds server is doing the right thing: > > ncdump -h name_of_file.nc > > (the -h) means you only want the header info -- not all the data. > > -Chris > > > > -- > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer > > Emergency Response Division > NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > chris.bar...@noaa.gov >
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