LOCATION GRID.DAT

Basic Information

File-Type

location_grid.dat

File-Form

FORMATTED

Version

March 2011

Description-Date

March 2011

Significance of the File

system file with informations about an arbitrary number of different specific locations

File-Contents (in Catchwords)

The file is a sequence of different namelist blocks.

1. Block FILETYP
   1. FTYP = filetype which should help to automatically identify the contents of this type of file.
2. Block STATIC
   1. NL = number of specific locations which are contained in the file.
3. Blocks LOCATION
   informations for a specific location.
   1. NAME = name(s) of the position (long-, code- and short name).
   2. NODE = ID and coordinates of the position.
   3. COLOUR = colour index of the position.
   4. DEPTH = depth at the position.
4. (optional) block EPSG_GEODETIC_PARAMETER
   This block has to be present, if the file shall be converted into a CF-NetCDF file.
   1. EPSG = EPSG code for coordinate transformation (see EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry).
5. (optional) Block GLOBAL_STATIC
   Can be used to fill in global attributes before generating a CF-NetCDF file.
   1. NH = number of history lines.
   2. NC = number of comment lines.
6. (optional) Block GLOBAL
   Can be used to fill in global attributes before generating a CF-NetCDF file.
   1. INSTITUTION = institution which generates the data.
   2. REFERENCES = reference of the providing institution.
   3. CONVENTIONS = NetCDF conventions which are fulfilled by the file.
   4. TITLE = title of the file.
   5. SOURCE = source of the file.
7. (optional) blocks GLOBAL_HISTORY
   Can be used to fill in global attributes before generating a CF-NetCDF file.
   1. HISTORY = a history line of the file.
8. (optional) blocks GLOBAL_COMMENT
   Can be used to fill in global attributes before generating a CF-NetCDF file.
   1. COMMENT = a comment line of the file.
9. (optional) Block CODE_AND_TIME_INFO
   Can be used to fill in attributes to the depth variable before generating a CF-NetCDF file.
   1. CODE = phydef code to explain the meaning of the depth data [17,617,1149].
   2. TIME = reference time of the depth data.
   3. BEGIN = start time of the validity period of the depth data.
   4. END = end time of the validity period of the depth data.

Programs using this Type of File

ABDF, ADCP2BDF, DATACONVERT, DIDAMERGE, DIDAMINTZ, ENERF, FRQWF, GRIDCONVERT, GVIEW2D, LZKSF, LZKWF, PGCALC, TDKLF, TDKSF, TDKVF, TDKWF, UNTRIM, UNTRIM2, UNTRIM2007, UTRPRE, UTRRND, VTDK, XTRDATA

Example-File

$PROGHOME/examples/untrim/m.location.dat
$PROGHOME/examples/lib/l_grid/lg.plus_CF-NetCDF_Info.dat

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