create_bare_COARDS (
        ncname,
        tdat=None,
        zdat=None,
        latdat=None,
        londat=None,
        )

Create a bare COARDS compliant netCDF file with a minimum typing

The created file may hold 4D variables as in the COARDS standard: var[time,Z,lat,lon], but the variables may hold less dimensions (like in a zonal average, for instance).

Arguments:

ncname

is the name of the netCDF file to be created

Optional arguments:

tdat

Tuple with first element the NumPy array of items to be held (None for a record variable) and with second element the units attribute of the created time variable. If tdat itself is None, no time variable will be created (This is the default).

zdat

Tuple with two elements. The first one is the NumPy array of vertical levels. The last one is the units attribute of the vertical levels. If zdat is None, no vertical dimension is created (Default).

latdat

NumPy array of latitudes. The units attribute is set to degrees_north. If None (default), no latitudinal dimension is created.

londat

NumPy array of longitudes. The units attribute is set to degrees_east. If None (default), no zonal dimension is created.

nccopystruct (
        name,
        inc,
        dims=None,
        vars=None,
        varcontents=None,
        )

Duplicate the definition of the input netCDF file in the output file

Arguments:

name

Name of the output file

inc

Input netCDF object

Optional arguments:

dims

Tuple (list) with the name of the dimensions to be copied. Defaults to None.

vars

Tuple (list) with the name of the variables to be copied. Defaults to None.

varcontents

Tuple (list) with the name of the variables whose contents are to be copied. They must have been previously defined in vars or otherwise. Defaults to None.