Exporting to netCDF data from a table

You can export a table to a netCDF file. A field from the table can be exported as either a netCDF variable or a dimension. Usually, the fields storing unique identifiers, such as IDs of rainfall stations or values identifying different events such as a date of a time series, are exported as dimensions. However, fields storing measurement values, such as wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, and so on, are exported as variables. When no field is specified as dimension, the default dimension RecordID is created for exporting fields in a variable. RecordID represents the OID or rowID of a record.

The Table to NetCDF tool always creates a new netCDF file or overwrites an existing one. It does not append to an existing netCDF file.

1. Click the Search window button or tab.
2. Click Tools.
3. Type Table to NetCDF in the text box and click Search .
4. Click Table to NetCDF in the results list to open the tool.
5. Type the name in the Input Table text box, or click the browse button to navigate to the input table.
6. Click the Fields to Variables drop-down arrow and choose a field from the list.
7. Click the Variable column next to the added field and type the variable name, or alternatively, leave the default.
8. Click the Units column next to the added field and type the units, or alternatively, leave it empty.
9. Repeat steps 6, 7, and 8 to add additional fields.
10. Type the name in the Output netCDF file text box, or leave the default.
11. Click the Fields to Dimensions drop-down list and choose a field to make it a dimension of variables specified in the Fields to Variables parameter.
12. Click the Dimension column next to the added field and type the dimension name, or alternatively, leave the default.
13. Click the Units column next to the added field and type the units, or alternatively, leave it empty.
14. Repeat steps 11, 12, and 13 to add additional fields.
15. Click OK.